Held by the Murray family for over 70 years.
AREA
1757 Acres – 711 Hectares (Freehold)
Enclosure permits relate to unused roads contained with the boundaries of the “Narooma” and “Lightwood”. Enclosure permits involve a total area of 12.5 hectares.
TITLE DETAILS
Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 59 & 60 DP753346
RATES
Municipal rates payable Shire of Greater Hume $6,548.00
Enclosure permit rental payable Department of Primary Industries NSW. Calculated on a rental fee of $140 each for both “Lightwood” and “Narooma” $280.00
Rural Land Protection Board Hume approx $1,400.00
TOTAL Rates Charges $8,228.00
LOCATION/DISTRICT
Located in the Jingellic district of the Upper Murray. Approx 110kms from Albury-Wodonga, 118kms south east of Wagga Wagga and 40kms east of Holbrook. Townships of Walwa (VIC) and Jingellic (NSW) offering all community facilities.
TOPOGRAPHY & SOILS
“Narooma – Rura-Dene – Lightwood” divides into several categories being some 280 acres (113ha) of typical Murray River flats with some lower areas offering late spring summer fattening country. Approximately 250 acres (110ha) of prime highly improved loam country, 1200 acres (300ha) well maintained decomposed granite type soils and 200 acres (80ha) hill grazing country. A small area of some 26 acres (10ha) offers direct frontage to the Murray River. An extremely well balanced property of loam, decomposed granite soils with some small areas of granite outcrop. The whole property is easily traversed and accessed with soft undulation, river and creek flats and some low hill.
PADDOCKS & FENCING
The whole property is subdivided into some twenty-eight (28) paddocks with laneways and roadways offering easy access to all parts of the property. All fencing both boundary and subdivisional can only be described as well cared for good to excellent condition.
CLIMATE
The Jingellic/Walwa districts of the Upper Murray are regarded as having a pleasant temperate climate with Autumn Winter rainfall patterns persisting in most years.
RAINFALL
It is generally acceptable that the area adjacent to the Murray River has an average rainfall of 32” (800mm).
WATER
An excellent water system throughout the whole property supported by reliable springs, creeks, dams and some troughing systems. All water systems are well maintained with abundant rainfall catchment available to the homes.
ACCOMMODATION
The property boasts 3 homes:
1. Narooma Home
Attractive moulded weatherboard home with wide verandahs to the north, west and south. Built in 1954 comprising three (3) bedrooms, family bathroom and ensuite. Carpeted comfortable lounge dining room. Bright modern refurbished kitchen with Blackwood cupboards and bench areas, electric hotplates and oven, island bench, dishwasher, dishwasher, pantry, Raeburn slow combustion stove (hot water) and tiled floor meals area. Heating and cooling by way of wood heater in lounge dining area, fans in kitchen meals area and bedrooms. In addition two split systems.
“Narooma Home” is sited in an elevated position with attractive surrounds overlooking the valley to the east. An outside dining/barbeque area adjoins the kitchen meals area.
2. Lightwood Home
An attractive partially brick partially weatherboard period home built in early 1900’s and maintained to a very comfortable level. Three (3) bedrooms plus passage way and large lounge/living area. An older style kitchen in good order. This well maintained home has many features of the era in which it was built. Pine ceilings, some leadlight and an ornate tin ceiling are special features. A built in verandah supplies further bedroom accommodation.
Sited in an elevated portion overlooking the Murray River this older style home is set among huge mature trees and established shrubbery of a cottage garden theme. The home would seem ideal to refurbish and readily bring back to the Victorian era. A good galvanised garage/workshop adjoins the home.
3. Ruradene Home
An older style home of four (4) bedrooms lounge dining and kitchen/meals area. Well maintained older style family home is in need of some refurbishment. Lockup colorbond garage adjoins the home. Sited on very fertile soils the gardens & surrounding trees reflect the quality of the soils. A quite liveable country home.
WORKING IMPROVEMENTS
“Narooma” working improvements include cattle yards, five (5) bay steel machinery shed (80’x30’), all steel hay shed partially enclosed. A second set of cattle yards are situated nearby on “Rura-Dene”. A two stand woolshed and steel sheep yards.
Working improvements adjacent to Lightwood home include excellent all steel machinery shed, disused dairy and modest steel cattle yards.
PASTURE
Perennial pastures have been created over some 90% of the property. All pastures are well established and comprise Phalaris, Cocksfoot, clovers and rye grass species. Hill grazing country offers several species of natural pastures.
CROPPING
There has been little to no cropping carried out in recent times. A large part of the undulation country would be arable and suitable for fodder crops.
FERTILISER
Regular fertiliser inputs have been applied to the property on an “as needed” basis over many years. The quality of the pastures and the carrying capacity reflects the careful and proper programs.
IRRIGATION
Although present ownership has never had the need to irrigate on the property, nevertheless, there is an irrigation water entitlement to pass with the property of 250 megalitres (units). Detail of this licence is outlined in Certificate of Title WAL 28738. This is a ground water licence to pump from sump aquiver on “Rura-Dene”. There is no infrastructure associated with this licence. There is also a stock and domestic licence of some 2 megalitres allowable to pump from the Murray River. A pump and motor is situated on the Murray River.
PROPERTY NOTES
“Narooma – Rura-Dene – Lightwood” is in fact an aggregation of three (3) previously independent properties. The Murray family have over a long period acquired both “Narooma” and “Lightwood” from their original base of “Rura-Dene”. Careful planning and good farming practices have seen these individual properties merge together to become a complete unit highly productive and well recognised cattle grazing and fattening enterprise of 600-650 cows and calves. The carrying capacity is based on the proven conservative stocking numbers of 500 breeding cows with all progeny carried forward to eighteen months of age in a value adding fattening program.
“Narooma – Rura-Dene – Lightwood” only becomes available on the retirement of both Barry and Tony Murray. Rarely does such an opportunity present in the Upper Murray district to purchase a well cared for conservatively managed property of such a scale.
“Narooma – Rura-Dene – Lightwood” is currently leased. The lease will expire on June 2014. Settlement and occupation of the property will occur on July 1st 2014.
Contact Brian Unthank 0418 572 662 or Susan Hanrahan 0407 061 058. In conjunction with Elders Albury, Reg Coulston 0418 118 207.
AUCTION FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER, 2PM WALWA GOLF CLUB
