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The manager of the station, Albert
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tree which Kidman camped under when contemplating the development of his pastoral empire. Glengyle and other leases in the channel country, he realised, would be important acquisitions to link his properties in the
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run through the middle of the property and mostly carries water down from the north during the wet season. Water can take as long as three months to travel 35 kilometres (22 mi) across a paddock, called
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was sunk at
Glengyle to a depth of 2,380 feet (725 m) before striking a good flow of artesian water The flow rate was measured at 750,000 imperial gallons (3 ML) per day and cost Kidman A£6,000.
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which with adequate water is well vegetated by Cooper clover in winter and native sorghum in summer, another third is sandhill country with the remaining third made up of
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flooded in 1950 and again in 1953 following heavy rain events further north. The 1953 flood was 6 inches (152 mm) higher at
Glengyle compared to the 1950 event. The
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South
Australia, New South Wales and Queensland commenced in 1949. Glengyle along with other remote properties including Mungerannie, Clifton Hills,
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The station, and much of the channel country, resembled an inland sea in March 2011 when flood waters flowed down from the north following
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In 2013, the station was struck by drought again, requiring water to be piped 50 kilometres (31 mi), at a cost of A$ 100,000, from a
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As of 2012 the property occupied an area of 5,540 square kilometres (2,139 sq mi) and had a carrying capacity of 8,500 head of
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Glengyle is the end of the world's longest mail run that is about a 2,000 kilometres (1,243 mi) round trip. The run starts at
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acquired the 1,000 square miles (2,590 km) station in 1907. He intended to stock up from his
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The station was established in 1876 by Duncan
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lines black soil channels. About one third of the property is
755:"Drought conditions tighten grip on parts of Qld, NSW and SA"
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was also in flood and the waters were expected to make it to
647:"Airmail Service For Outback Stations Commences Next Week"
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to the homestead once the water in the dams had run dry.
655:. Broken Hill, New South Wales. 15 April 1949. p. 1
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729:"Floods 20 kilometres wide across the Channel Country"
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Glengyle is located 125 kilometres (78 mi) north
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from some time before 2012 until April 2023. In 2016
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219:Between 1914 and 1916 the area was struck by
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691:– via National Library of Australia.
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353:. In April 2023, Durrie was sold to the
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250:Airmail delivery to remote properties in
16:Pastoral lease in central west Queensland
627:. Adelaide. 14 December 1929. p. 26
518:. Adelaide. 28 September 1907. p. 8
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683:. Adelaide. 6 March 1953. p. 19
759:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
733:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
707:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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428:"Sidney Kidman's Tree of Knowledge"
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124:. It is the site of the monument,
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127:Sidney Kidman's Tree of Knowledge
1186:1876 establishments in Australia
619:"Deep artesian bore at Glengyle"
58:Kidman's Tree of Knowledge, 2005
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703:"The world's longest mail run"
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783:Brann, Matt (11 April 2023).
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379:List of ranches and stations
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624:The Register News-Pictorial
449:Fiona Lake (October 2007).
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430:. Monument Australia. 2012
361:certification, along with
337:The property was owned by
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812:"Appleton Cattle Company"
567:Kidman The Forgotten King
489:University of Queensland
286:were also on the route.
183:following summer rains.
74:Channel Country Flooding
1181:Central West Queensland
675:"Georgina River Rising"
355:Appleton Cattle Company
1176:Stations in Queensland
406:S.Kidman & Co. Ltd
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49:Location in Queensland
591:"North South railway"
480:S.E. Pearson (1937).
455:R.M. Williams Outback
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38:Glengyle Station
1140:Victoria River Downs
851:24.7848°S 139.5919°E
790:ABC News (Australia)
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565:Jill Bowen (2010).
351:Hancock Prospecting
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343:S. Kidman & Co
339:S. Kidman & Co
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451:"Fat of the Land"
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842:139°35′31″E
538:"Telegrams"
173:flood plain
97:Description
1170:Categories
1145:Witchelina
1105:Quinyambie
1060:Mornington
1040:Innamincka
985:Caryapundy
975:Carandotta
950:Anna Creek
839:24°47′05″S
402:"Glengyle"
385:References
369:stations.
310:Anna Creek
274:, Tanbar,
242:In 1929 a
233:Innamincka
148:Eyre Creek
115:Queensland
103:Birdsville
91:Queensland
1150:Yancannia
1130:Tickalara
1095:Palparara
1075:Mundowdna
1035:Headingly
960:Annandale
659:23 August
325:Lake Eyre
299:Lake Eyre
193:Annandale
1090:Naryilco
1025:Glengyle
1010:Elsinora
896:Stations
821:11 April
796:11 April
373:See also
363:Naryilco
284:Naryilco
153:Bunkhole
132:coolibah
1135:Urisino
1045:Macumba
1030:Glenroy
995:Cowarie
965:Boorara
955:Arcoona
907:Current
765:26 June
359:organic
252:outback
221:drought
205:in the
187:History
109:in the
1015:Eringa
1005:Durrie
990:Corona
938:Former
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408:. 2012
367:Durrie
268:Durrie
177:gibber
169:lignum
157:Koolya
130:, the
122:cattle
107:Boulia
1155:Yeeda
1055:Momba
739:3 May
713:3 May
687:3 May
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603:3 May
550:3 May
522:3 May
494:3 May
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434:4 May
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161:Miria
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