Thurloo Downs Station
Thurloo Downs Station, most commonly known as Thurloo Downs, is a pastoral lease that has operated as both a sheep station and a cattle station in outback New South Wales. It is located approximately 175 kilometres (109 mi) north of White Cliffs and 255 kilometres (158 mi) north west of Bourke on the Berawinnia Creek close to the Queensland border.
The property is about two thirds lightly timbered open country with the remainder made up of sandhills and stony ridges.[1]
Established prior to 1883 in that year it was owned by Messrs Rowan and Mactier.[2]
The property was inspected in 1896, when John Samuel Barrow was manager, and occupied an area of 200,800 acres (81,261 ha) and was fully enclosed with eight tanks, one dam and one well.[1]
John Augustus Ibbott acquired the property in 1903 and settled there with his family of five sons and two daughters.[3]
Sidney Kidman acquired the property in 1918[4] along with Urisino and Elsinora from Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.[5]
In 1954 part of Thurloo Downs, along with Elsinora Station were resumed for the soldier settlement scheme for returned servicemen from Korea and Malayan operation forces. The total area resumed was 77,341 acres (31,299 ha),[6] forming a block known as Kendabooka and was first drawn by Lieutenant Joe Waites.[7]
Thurloo Downs will be the site of a total solar eclipseon25 November 2030.
29°17.308′S 143°28.140′E / 29.288467°S 143.469000°E / -29.288467; 143.469000
