Stand-out 17,949 hectare property Paradise Downs has been consistently running 1800 to 2000 breeders and replacements with some of the progeny kept to feeder weights.
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00:06 20 kilometres east of Blackall via the Blackall-Jericho Road,
00:10 the Seal Bitumen Road, is where you'll find Paradise Downs
00:14 of approximately 17,948 hectares or 44,352 acres
00:20 over 11 freehold titles.
00:22 The country consists of roughly 5,665 hectares
00:26 of undulating, lightly shaded, open-downs Mitchell grass country
00:30 with the balance being 12,282 hectares of developed Gidgee country,
00:35 the majority of which has been stick-raked over the past years
00:38 and is growing prolific stands of buffel grass.
00:41 Internal fencing of two barb and two plain wires on steel posts
00:45 in excellent condition subdivides the block into 23 main grazing paddocks
00:50 interconnected by road grids plus numerous holding paddocks and squares.
00:54 A laneway system connecting all paddocks leads to centrally located cattle yards.
01:00 Paradise Downs is exceptionally well watered by five capped artesian bores,
01:05 three of which are share bores, plus seven stock dabs.
01:08 Around 400 kilometres of poly pipeline supplies 65 concrete troughs
01:13 and 13 storage tanks.
01:15 Accommodation is provided in a main four-bedroom homestead
01:19 connected to a self-contained two-bedroom guest house plus a one-bedroom donger.
01:24 Other structural improvements include a four-bay machinery shed,
01:27 five-bay storage shed, a workshop with cement floor and power,
01:31 hay shed with a concrete floor, six stables and six day yards with a feed room.
01:36 The well-equipped steel cattle yards have water connected
01:39 and are capable of handling 1,000 head at a time.
01:43 The owners have been the custodians of Paradise Downs,
01:46 regarded as one of the gem grazing properties in the Blackall District for the past 30 years,
01:51 and their manager has been there since inception.
01:54 The property, which has consistently topped local cattle sales,
01:57 has been running 1,800 to 2,000 breeding cows and replacements
02:01 with some of the progeny kept to feed away,
02:04 and the owners estimate the property could run 4,500 to 5,000 backgrounding cattle.
02:10 We invite you to pick up the phone to secure additional information
02:13 and to set up a day to come and inspect Paradise Downs.
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