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The company was registered in New South Wales on 27 April 1928. The Gulf Cattle Company owned Brunette Downs station (Northern Territory, 1932-1958), Mount House and Glenroy (Western Australia). Several well known cattlemen were involved with this firm including Sir Rupert Clarke, Peter Baillieu and P J Kleberg from King Ranch, Texas. In 1951 the company pioneered the introduction of the Santa Gertrudis stud from Texas. In 1979 the Australian Agricultural Company acquired Auscattle Holdings Pty Ltd and The Gulf Cattle Co Pty Ltd as a subsidiary.
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Northern Territory; Western Australia
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sheep and cattle farming
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Entered from deposit description on 13 March 2012
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Sources
Peter Taylor, Pastoral Properties of Australia (Sydney: George Allen & Unwin,1984)
Australian Securities & Investments Commission
Deposits 64; Z629 Australian Agricultural Company records