This station covers nearly 24,000 square kilometers.
Australia’s cattle stations arehuge in sizebecause of the continents climate.
Even a cattle station as large as Anna Creek Station normally runs about 17,000 animals during a good season.
Eventually he had saved enough to buy his own station.
At one point, the size of Kidmans properties exceeded the size of the entire United Kingdom.
His family still owns more than 10 million hectares, or about three-quarters the size of England.
With a herd of 185,000 cattle, S. Kidman & Co is one of Australia’s largest beef producers.
There are at least nineteen cattle stations in Australia whose size exceeds 10,000 hectares.
Four of them exceeds 15,000 hectares.
Back in the old days, cowboys used to ride out in horses gathering up cattle.
Today light aircraft is used for spotting animals which are rounded up by stockmen on trail bikes.
Because of the remoteness and size of Australian cattle stations, life is very isolated.
The next human settlement is often a day’s drive away.
Electricity is typically provided by generators or solar cells.
Internet and television is provided by satellite.
Bonus fact: The name Kidman and Australia may remind you of actress Nicole Kidman.
The connection is more than a coincidenceNicole Kidman is actually adescendantof Sir Sidney Kidman.
Anna Creek Station homestead.
