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Marion Downs | |
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Marion Downs was purchased by NAPCO in 1934 and is the company's largest grower property which includes its outstation Herbert Downs. | |
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| Manager/Contact: | Robert Jansen |
| Location: | 66 km south west of Boulia QLD Map Ref |
| Operations: | Robert, Leanne and their family began working for NAPCO at Marion Downs in January 2002. Robert has worked throughout the Channel Country since 1979. Marion Downs is run as a grower property for weaner cattle prior to their dispatch to backgrounding properties or direct to the Wainui Feedlot. Approximately 15 employees live and work between Marion and the Herbert Downs out station. Marion Downs recently became the first property in Western Queensland to voluntarily set aside land for the Land for Wildlife project. |
| Postal Address: | Marion Downs Station Boulia QLD 4829 |
| Telephone: | 07 4746 1241 |
| Fax: | 07 4746 1280 |
| Cattle Numbers: | 15000 head depending on season |
| Area: | 1246000 ha |
| Annual Rainfall: | 197 mm |