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managed by George Scott and had 20-25 employees working on the station. The station is made up of three separate leases that are run as one entity – Lake Nash, Georgina Downs and
Argadargada – and has a carrying capacity of 55,000 head in a good season including approximately 30,000 cross-bred breeders. The herd is a mix of
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Georgina Pastoral Company, a partnership between Peter Hughes and Bill Scott, and Scott's son George took up management of the property in 2004. After suffering a drought through 2008 the area received good rains in the summer of 2009 when the property was still being
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in 1952 with less than a quarter of the normal number of cattle being led along the
Murranji Track. The surrounding areas then received over 4 inches (102 mm) of rain in March 1953 resulting in the Georgina River rising over 23 feet (7 m), the highest level in over 36 years. The following
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In 1917 some 800 head of cattle were stolen from the station with two men, Thomas Hanlan and James
Wickham, being arrested after they were found in possession of 200 of the stolen cattle near Frew River. Both men were found to be guilty and sentenced to five years hard labour and fined £100.
228:, the son of Irish immigrants, who built the property up over the early years. Costello had acquired the property in 1879 from Mr F. Scar who had sold it unstocked. Costello began to stock the station later the same year when he had 700 head of mixed cattle
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year the property was hit by drought with only 2 inches (51 mm) of rain falling in the first eight months; this in turn meant that cattle could not be moved far from waterholes or bores, as little water lay along the stock routes.
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The area was subjected to severe flooding in 1901 when Lake Nash experienced over 10 inches (254 mm) of rain in a single day, with the
Georgina River running at almost record high levels. Costello sold the property in 1905.
254:. The company had raised capital of £850,000 and had invested in properties totalling 9,362 square miles (24,247 km)in area, of which Lake Nash comprised 2,808 square miles (7,273 km).
201:. The limestone contains many caves, many filled with pools of water; Lake Nash has several, some of which are accessible and reach a depth of over 300 feet (91 m).
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The area was inundated with 12 inches (305 mm) of rain in 1909, enough to get all the rivers running and reopen closed stock routes.
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In 1950, Lake Nash came under scrutiny for using slave labour on the property as pumpers. The station was permitted to use much cheaper
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from internal injuries. Joe made his escape but was later caught and sent back to Lake Nash for trial.
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causing severe abdominal injuries. Fraser died en route to
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153:. The property shares a boundary with Georgina Downs and
385:"Lake Nash: video profile of an outback cattle station"
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169:border to the east. Several waterways such as the
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877:"Lake Nash Station, NT – George and Dianne Scott"
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562:"Floods in the far west"
252:Queensland National Bank
250:properties owned by the
899:"Lives and Livelihoods"
442:Tindale, Norman Barnett
758:"Drought beyond words"
618:"New pastoral company"
590:"Cattle routes opened"
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332:References
259:Aboriginal
230:overlanded
219:Queensland
191:black soil
167:Queensland
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267:Cloncurry
199:limestone
187:homestead
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315:See also
248:pastoral
234:Adelaide
215:Yaroinga
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