HISTORIC DUNLOP STATION

Established 1880. The property, “Dunlop”, is the 881-hectare (2177 acres) homestead block of the former eponymous station which, in its heyday a century ago, sprawled over nearly 400,000 hectares (one million acres).

That was when “Dunlop” was one of the Bourke district holdings – along with “Toorale” and “Nocoleche” – of Sir Samuel McCaughey and his brothers.

Today, the Darling River station is owned by the Chandler family, who are working to preserve and restore the property to its original state.

First Shearing Shed in Australia to have mechanical shears - 45 stands.