Sold for $2,200,000
Sold for $2,200,0004646 Strathbogie Road, Emmaville NSW 2371
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Property was sold on 9 February 2009.
Sold on 9 February 2009.
4 beds
1 bath
Rural
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Rural
Escape the hustle and bustle with this countryside retreat, ideal for those seeking peace and tranquility.
Embrace a greener lifestyle with this eco-conscious property, minimizing your environmental footprint.
AREA: Approx 952 hectares or 2353 acres FH, comprising of 24 portions LOCATION: Approximately 8.5km west from Emmaville, 35km west of New England Highway from Deepwater, 50km north to north-west from Glen Innes, all sealed roads except for approx 4km. TOPOGRAPHY: Elevation approximately 900m, gentle, soft undulating, no steep areas. All traversable. SOILS: Approximately 1700 acres of basalt soils, principally red with some very good black basalt country. Balance lighter type dyrod/granite type soils. TIMBER: Principally box, appletree and kurrajongs timbers. Approximately 150 acres of scattered timber belts consisting mainly of box, some stringy bark. Remainder open grazing with sheltered and shade timbers only. PADDOCKS: There are 22 grazing paddocks, plus holding paddocks. RAINFALL: 750 to 800mls range WATER: 750m of permanent Severn river frontage, 34 dams, numerous spring fed seasonal gullies and springs. Two equipped bores, 1 electric 1500 gallons per hour. 1 9hp motor equipped 750 gallons per hour. All drinkable quality water. These bores supplement homestead area buildings and pump into 20,000 gallon concrete storage tank with water augmentation troughs over part of property where needed. Homestead complex also has 20,000 gallons of rainwater storage, also a third bore cased and ready to go. FENCING: Fair to good. FARMING: Owners have rotationally farmed approximately 300 acres, however owners estimate that 800 acres of good basalt soil would be available for farming, such as fodder crops like Lucerne, millet, oats, triticale, forage sorghums and cash crops such as grain sorghum, wheat, barley, oilseeds, soya and other type of beans etc. IMPROVEMENTS: 4-bedroom brick homestead with kitchen/dining, dishwasher, large lounge with wood heater, spacious office, extra large laundry/ironing room, generous size bathroom, two toilets, front entrance hall, full length, three meter verandah, house is fully insulated and has ducted heating transfer system. All this is set in large lawns and established gardens & shrubs with some fruit and some ornamental trees, also an outdoor undercover entertainment area, garden shed. 1 x 3 bay roller door car shed with workshop and cold room 6 horse stable complex with tack room One very large three-stand electric steel shearing shed, fully equipped (only 10 years build) undercover shedding, lock-up chemical shed, sheep yards, large three-bay machinery extensions. Timber and steel cattle yards with ramp and crush. Two steel silos. Approximately 25-acres of newly fenced deer enclosure will all facilities including 3-phase power etc suitable for any type of boutique animal pursuits, such as alpacas, deer, goats, ponies or large scale free range poultry enterprise. CARRYING CAPACITY: Weebogie at present is carrying 500 yearlings plus 50 cows and calves. Owner states that 400 cows would be suitable for the property. SERVICES: School bus to Emmaville which has a Central School to Year 12, mail three days per week, electricity, phone, good TV. Emmaville has a new three-year old hospital with doctors surgery, swimming baths, two hotels, butcher, two shops, garage, GPO, golf links and rifle range. COMMENTS: It should be noted that the property has had some fertilizer and pasture seeding history and with a continuation of pasture improvements and fodder/cash cropping this property would lend itself to a variety of livestock enterprises such as steer fattening depot, fat lambing, plus Lucerne or other types of cash cropping. A property such as this is a rare find and genuine buyers are recommended to inspect this well located and diverse holding.