Anna Creek station

Anna Creek station

Anna Creek Station is the world's largest working cattle station [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7443625.stm|title=Cattle farms lure Australian women|last=Mercer|first=Phil|date=2008-06-09|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-06-09] . It is located in South Australia, Australia. Its area is roughly 24 000 km² (6 000 000 acres) which is bigger than Israel. It is 8 000 km² larger than Alexandria Station (its nearest rival) in the Northern Territory, Australia and four times the size of America's biggest ranch, which is only 6 000 km².cite web |url=http://www.wrightsair.com.au/anna.htm |title=Anna Creek Station |publisher=Wrightsair |accessdate=2008-02-25]

The nearest township is William Creek (which is completely surrounded by the Anna Creek station), but the nearest town for freight etc is Coober Pedy.

History

The property was originally established in 1863 but moved to its current location in 1972.

The property was originally used for sheep, but due to losses from dingo attacks, they switched to cattle.

Anna Creek in the 2000s

Despite its size, in 2007 Anna Creek Station was carrying only 3 000 head of cattle due to the drought which started back in 2001. As of 2008, the station was owned by S. Kidman and Co Ltd, there are eight full time staff and they are destocking all their cattle.cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2006/s2267560.htm |title=Creek Dries Up |publisher=ABC |accessdate=2008-06-08]

They raise Santa Gertrudis cattle as they are suitable for hot, dry climates.

Life at Anna Creek

There is a main homestead at Anna Creek and an outstation at The Peake. Although the homesteads are very isolated, they have satellite telecommunications including television and Internet. The Coober Pedy Oodnadatta One Day Mail Run delivers mail twice a week and can bring a small amount of freight [cite web | url=http://www.desertdiversity.com/mail.htm |title=Main Run Tour] .

Once there was a large workforce of stockmen at Anna Creek, who mustered the cattle on horses. Today light aircraft are used for spotting animals which are rounded up by stockmen on trailbikes, requiring a much smaller workforce.

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