The Garden (pastoral station)

The Garden

Location in the Northern Territory

23°17′01″S 134°25′25″E / 23.283605°S 134.423476°E / -23.283605; 134.423476 (The Garden) The Garden is a property located 117 kilometres (73 mi) north east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is run by Andy Hayes. The Hayes run both Hereford and Droughtmaster cattle on the 2,134-square-kilometre (824 sq mi) property.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In the 1940s a large poll shorthorn cattle herd was kept on the station.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In 1965, a portion of land was excised from the pastoral lease and was gazetted as the "Trephina Gorge Scenic Reserve". This land was renamed in 1978 as the "Trephina Gorge Nature Park".^[7]^[8]

Quad-biking tours currently operate on the station.^[9]

References

^ Jessop, Peter J. "Land Resources of The Garden Station". Territory Stories. Northern Territory Library: Department of Lands Planning & Environment. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
^ Coates, Nathan (31 October 2014). "Alice Springs cattle station, The Garden, fights fire and off-loads stock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Rural. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
^ Grant, A. R. (Arthur Russell); Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. Land Conservation Unit (1986), Pastoral Land Survey of the Hale Plain: The Garden Station, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, retrieved 14 October 2016
^ "Poll Shorthorn Stud for Central Australia". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXXIV, no. 4, 818. South Australia. 23 April 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 14 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Shorthorn Stud For Alice Springs". The Mail. Vol. 31, no. 1, 562. South Australia. 2 May 1942. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Big Cattle Deals". Centralian Advocate. Vol. III, no. 113. Northern Territory, Australia. 29 July 1949. p. 16. Retrieved 14 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Barnes, C E (12 August 1965). "THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA. PROCLAMATION". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australia. p. 3504. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Trove.
^ Trephina Gorge Nature Park Joint Management Plan (PDF), Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, October 2011, p. 1, ISBN 978-1-921937-00-2
^ "Outback Quad Adventures: Cattle Station Tours". Outback Quad Adventures. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[1] Jessop, Peter J. "Land Resources of The Garden Station". Territory Stories. Northern Territory Library: Department of Lands Planning & Environment. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[2] Coates, Nathan (31 October 2014). "Alice Springs cattle station, The Garden, fights fire and off-loads stock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Rural. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[3] Grant, A. R. (Arthur Russell); Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. Land Conservation Unit (1986), Pastoral Land Survey of the Hale Plain: The Garden Station, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, retrieved 14 October 2016

[4] "Poll Shorthorn Stud for Central Australia". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXXIV, no. 4, 818. South Australia. 23 April 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 14 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Shorthorn Stud For Alice Springs". The Mail. Vol. 31, no. 1, 562. South Australia. 2 May 1942. p. 10. Retrieved 14 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Big Cattle Deals". Centralian Advocate. Vol. III, no. 113. Northern Territory, Australia. 29 July 1949. p. 16. Retrieved 14 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[CAG-1965-7] Barnes, C E (12 August 1965). "THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA. PROCLAMATION". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australia. p. 3504. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Trove.

[POM-8] Trephina Gorge Nature Park Joint Management Plan (PDF), Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, October 2011, p. 1, ISBN 978-1-921937-00-2

[9] "Outback Quad Adventures: Cattle Station Tours". Outback Quad Adventures. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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