Location
“Quambaloo”, 460 Saumarez War Service Road, Uralla – 14km from Armidale, 14km from Uralla.
Area
376.51 hectares (930.4 acres).
Country, Soils & Pastures
Gently undulating country comprising approximately 60% trapsoils and 40% red basalt soils.
Approx 90% of the property is considered arable. Natural timber shelter consists of box, red gum and white gum, numerous shelter belts have been established across the property.
Water Security
Lambing Gully, a very reliable watercourse, flows through the property, also 13 sizeable dams strategically located throughout.
8000 gal rainwater storage supplies the house.
800mm annual average rainfall.
Homestead
Weatherboard / iron construction comprising 2 bedrooms, lounge room, kitchen with slow combustion heater, bathroom, laundry, electric hot water system.
Services
Electricity and telephone connected. Mail services 5 days per week. School bus to all Armidale schools. Daily air and rail services from Armidale to Sydney. Modern livestock selling facilities at Armidale conducting regular markets.
Fencing
Fencing is in good condition. The boundary is mainly netted. The internal fences are principally hingejoint, electricity is used on some fence lines. The property is subdivided into 13 main paddocks and 4 holding paddocks.
Sheds & Yards
Machinery Shed – 20m x 7m; 9m x 7m with concrete floor, lights and power.
Woolshed – spacious 3 stand, electrically equipped, sheds 700 woollies.
Silos – 2x 25 tonne, 1x 12 tonne.
Sheep Yards – all steel.
Cattle yards – steel yards with crush, race and loading ramp.
Production
The vendor runs an ultrafine merino flock and breeds/fattens cattle. He has consistently carried, under normal seasonal conditions, 12 dse/ha (4.5dse/acre).
The property is highly improved with all paddocks involved in a pasture management program.
‘Quambaloo’ boasts a wonderful fertiliser history.
Listed at $2,300,000
Property marketed in conjunction with Elders and Landmark.
“Quambaloo” has been SOLD by Graham MacDougall