Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Argyle Downs Station
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Description area
Dates of existence
1886 -
History
The station was established in 1886 when Patrick Durack sent his two elder sons to set up the station. From around 1919 the station owners were listed as Connor, Doherty and Durack Ltd. The Australian Agricultural Company acquired the station from 1950 to 1973. It is currently managed by Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Ltd.
Places
Wyndham, Western Australia
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
sheep and cattle farming
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description on 6 Jul 2011
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Sources
The Australian Pastoral Directory
In Good Company: 175 years of Australian Agricultural Company 1824 - 1999
Australian Dictionary of Biography online:
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/durack-patrick-3457 (accessed on 6 July 2011)
Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Ltd website:
http://www.pastoral.com/argyle.html (accessed on 6 July 2011)