Dillalah

Cattle station in Queensland

Dillalah

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Location in Queensland

26°52′00″S 146°04′24″E﻿ / ﻿26.8666°S 146.0734°E﻿ / -26.8666; 146.0734﻿ (Dillalah)

View of Dillalah Station in the Charleville district, 1902-1904

Dillalah Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Queensland.

The property is situated approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi) south west of Charleville and 138 kilometres (86 mi) north of Cunnamulla. The property is situated on the western side of the Warrego River and is intersected by the Nimminmulla Creek with several permanent waterholes. The country comprises open plains covered in Mulga, Saltbush, bluebush, cottonbush, Mitchell grass and yarron.[1]

The name is Aboriginal in origin, Dillilah means Galah in the local dialect. The name is taken from a waterhole along the Warrego River.[2]

The area was initially established prior to 1864 by Mr. W. G. Conn[3] who still owned it in 1864 when it was stocked with 500 head of cattle.[4] In 1869 the property was owned by Messrs Russell and Company, who put it up for sale stocked with 2,100 head of cattle.[5] In 1873 the property was on the market again along with Yarronvale Station. Together they encompassed an area of 500 square miles (1,295 km2) and were broken into 13 blocks. Stocked with 2,500 head of cattle improvements at the time included a house, kitchen, store and stockyards.[6]

By 1876 the property occupied an area of 810 square miles (2,098 km2) and was stocked with 4,200 cattle and 45 horses.[1] The property sold at auction in 1877 for £32,000 including stock, but the buyers name was not declared.[7] Frederick Walters was managing the property in 1878,[8] it was owned by the Dillalah Company in 1883 with Walters still managing. /the property occupied an area of 1,000 square miles (2,590 km2).[9] The Morgan brothers owned the property in 1883[10] and soon introduced sheep to the run.[11]

The state government purchased the homestead area of the run in 1916. The total area acquired was 24,000 acres (9,712 ha) stocked with 3,100 head of cattle. A total of £13,000 was paid with an extra £10,000 expected to be spent on improvements in the future.[12]

In 2010 the property received 200 millimetres (8 in) of rain over a period of two days. The owner, Brock Hindmarsh, was looking forward to a good season with the Balonne, Warrego and Paroo Rivers all in full flood.[13]

## See also

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* List of ranches and stations

## References

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1. ^ a b "Advertising". The Australasian. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1876. p. 27. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
2. ^ "Charleville – Dillalah Warrego River Fishing Spot Charleville, South West". Tourism and Events Queensland. 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
3. ^ "Social". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1875. p. 6. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
4. ^ "The Warrego". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 28 January 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
5. ^ "Advertising". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 20 November 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
6. ^ "Advertising". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
7. ^ "Melbourne". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: National Library of Australia. 27 January 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
8. ^ "Advertising". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 5 January 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
9. ^ "The Sketcher". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 3 March 1883. p. 332. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
10. ^ "Stock, Station, and Produce Reports". Australian Town and Country Journal. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 20 October 1883. p. 38. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
11. ^ "Charleville". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 31 October 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
12. ^ "Dillalah Purchased". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 27 May 1916. p. 7 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
13. ^ Arlie Douglas (3 March 2010). "Western Queensland flood coverage". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 September 2014.