FLASHBACK FRIDAY #bscflashbackfriday Tuppal Station Tuppal Station was originally part of a larger parcel of land called the Deniliquin Run, selected by Benjamin Boyd in 1843. The Run spanned from the Edward River to the north west, along the Conargo Creek to the north, the Billabong Creek to the north east and the Tuppal Creek to the south, covering an area of approximately 70,000 acres and taking in most of the Finley region. Tuppal Station was sectioned off and then proceeded to pass through many more hands before being purchased in 1891 by F.S. Falkiner and Sons, for £392,000. The property ran 32 miles east to west and 18 miles north to south, and was comprised of 51,400ha freehold and 13,000ha conditional purchase land. The property at that time carried 124,000 sheep, 400 cattle and 125 horses. There were 500 miles of fencing and, aside from the water provided by the Tuppal Creek, there were 200 large excavated dams. The woolshed was a bustling place in the early part of the 20th Century. During the next 20 years until 1911, over 3,052,000 sheep were shorn yielding 50,000 bales of wool. A report to the Sydney Mail in 1902 stated that some 207,515 sheep were shorn in that year, at an output of 120 bales a day totalling 3,444 bales pressed in total. In 1910, the NSW Lands Department resumed 22,200ha surrounding Finley and created 117 farms, and a further 9,300ha was taken for the Blighty Soldier Settlement Scheme after World War 1. The section now known as “North Tuppal” on which the woolshed stands is currently owned by the Atkinson family. It now spans 5,568 hectares (13,758 acres). Tuppal Station is open to the public for the Tuppal Food and Fibre Festival, from Friday 17th October to Sunday 19th October. This is a great opportunity to see the fully restored 72 bay woolshed and to check out some of the great local produce available in our area. Like their facebook page for posts https://facebook/pages/Tuppal-Food-and-Fibre-Festival/255063078001066 Information and photos acquired from Tuppal Food and Fibre Festival website tuppalfoodandfibrefestival.au/ and Norman McAllisters book “Looking back on Finley”
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:00:01 +0000
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