Dagworth Station

Dagworth Station

Coordinates: 21°52′0″S 142°09′0″E / 21.866667°S 142.15°E / -21.866667; 142.15

Troopers at Dagworth Station during the shearer's strike in 1894

Dagworth Station is a cattle station located north-west of Winton in central west Queensland in Australia.[1] It was established between 1879 and 1884.[2] In 1894 the station's shearing shed was burned down along with 7 others in the district as part of a protest by shearers over wages. Samuel Hoffmeister, who was implicated in these events was later found dead at a nearby billabong. The following year Banjo Patterson visited the station and wrote the lyrics to Waltzing Matilda, said to be inspired by these incidents.[3]

In 1917 the station, then including "Eveleigh", "Talaroo" and "Vanleigh" stations had 8891 shorthorn cattle and 171 horses.[2] The station is currently owned by the North Australian Pastoral Company.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dagworth". Place Names Search. Geoscience Australia. http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=2518. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  2. ^ a b "Dagworth Station Records". JCU Library Archives. James Cook University. http://www.jcu.edu.au/old_library/Specials/Archives/dagworth.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  3. ^ "Who'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me". National Library of Australia. http://www.nla.gov.au/epubs/waltzingmatilda/index.html. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  4. ^ "Kyuna Station". North Australian Pastoral Company. http://www.napco.com.au/default.asp?PageID=15&n=Kynuna. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 

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