Urisino Station,most commonly known asUrisino,is apastoral leasethat has operated as both asheep stationand acattle stationin outbackNew South Wales.
It is situated about 140 kilometres (87 mi) north east ofWhite Cliffsand 200 kilometres (124 mi) west ofBourke.The vegetation is predominantly composed ofmulgaand mixed native species includingbimble box.In 2014 the area had found to have been overgrazed by sheep and feral goats.[1]
History
editUrisino was owned bySamuel Wilsonin the 1860s.[2]By 1883 the owners had spent £28,800 on improvements.[3]In 1894 approximately 120,000 sheep were being shorn at Urisino.[4]
In 1913 the property was running sheep and was being managed by Mr Tooth who was also the manager ofElsinoraandThurloo DownsStations.[5]
Ursino was later a strategic watering hole for stock belonging toSidney Kidman.[2]Kidman acquired the property in 1918[6]along with Elsinora and Thurloo Downs fromGoldsbrough, Mort and Co.[7]and held it until 1923.[2]
The property occupied an area of 81,200 acres (32,860 ha) in 1935 and received an average rainfall of 9 inches (229 mm).[8]
The station was abandoned and in disrepair in 1992 when it was acquired by Andrea Rudd and Paul Hansen. The pair restored the homestead making it suitable tourist accommodation.[9]
Since 2007 the station has been the focus of the largest carbon project in Australia's history; the Urisino Forest Regeneration Project.[10]The project works to de-stock theovergrazingferal animals in a humane way, allowing the flora and fauna to recover from the previous drought-stricken state. It is recognised under the Australian Carbon Farming Initiative.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Australian Farm Abatement Registry – Details for Urisino".Australian Carbon traders.Archivedfrom the original on 20 March 2012.Retrieved20 September2015.
- ^abc"Urisino Bush Xanadu, a cultural oasis, a unique cultural icon".Carbon Heritage.Archivedfrom the original on 30 May 2010.Retrieved20 September2015.
- ^"Western Improvements".The Riverine Grazier.Hay, New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 26 December 1883. p. 4.Retrieved23 September2015.
- ^"The Pastoralists and shearers. The new shearing agreement".The Sydney Morning Herald.Sydney, New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 26 June 1894. p. 3.Retrieved10 October2015.
- ^"Afghan Carriers in Bourke District".The Cobar Herald.Cobar, New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 31 October 1913. p. 6.Retrieved20 September2015.
- ^"Pastoralism - Unincorporated Area of New South Wales Heritage Study"(PDF).OutbackNSW.com.au.River Junction Research. 2006. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 May 2013.Retrieved20 September2015.
- ^"Wanaaring Whispers".Western Herald.Bourke, New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1918. p. 2.Retrieved21 September2015.
- ^"Wanaaring Lands for make-ups".Western Herald.Bourke, New South Wales: National Library of Australia. 27 December 1935. p. 7.Retrieved20 September2015.
- ^"Life anew for old Urisino".National Library of Australia. 1 April 1997.Archivedfrom the original on 9 April 2017.Retrieved20 September2015.
- ^"Urisino forest regeneration".Climate Friendly.Archivedfrom the original on 23 March 2016.Retrieved16 March2016.
- ^"Urisino".urisino.com.Archivedfrom the original on 21 March 2016.Retrieved16 March2016.