Charters Towers QLD 4820

'Jesmond' is located approximately 20km South-West of Charters Towers in the highly renowned goldfields area. There is 10km bitumen as well as 10km well-formed gravel road to the homestead.

An impressive property spanning 14, 111 acres featuring a mixture of fertile black melon hole and red clay country to lighter sandy loam and gravelly ridges. The property has been bare of cattle for the last 12 months and is well grassed with Black Spear, Forrest Mitchell, Indian Couch, Bluegrass, Buffel and prolific Secca Stylo. Estimated to carry 1000 AE or 600 Breeders and progeny.

There are 4 equipped bores which pump up to 1100 GPH, 3 main dams, tanks and troughs to the laneway and yards as well as 2 wells. Fencing is predominantly good 3 & 4 barbed wires with well maintained and cleared fence lines. There are 8 main paddocks, two sets of stockyards constructed of portable steel panels and sufficient holding paddocks and squares to work a number of cattle at one time.

Structural improvements include a tidy homestead, one-bedroom self-contained quarters, external laundry and office building, workers amenities block and an impressive 8 bay machinery shed with concrete floor, workshop and upstairs loft. All buildings are serviced by mains power.

The property will be offered bare of cattle but does include good quality plant and equipment comprising of a New Holland 110hp Tractor and 8ft Slasher, Case 580 Super R Backhoe, two Toyota Landcruiser Utes and much more.

Location, area and tenure is a feature of the property which boasts subdivision potential being situated only 20km from Charters Towers comprising of nine freehold blocks and one leasehold block. There is approximately 3km frontage to Jesmond Road and 1km frontage to the Flinders Highway.

The property has traditionally been run as a breeder operation carrying progeny out to bullocks, however with further development could be a heavy carrying dry cattle block for backgrounding steers or fattening bullocks. The advantage of being close to your markets would allow you to supply stock at premium rates within a short time frame when boats or meat works get short.

Offered to the market for the first time in 78 years as part of a deceased estate 'Jesmond' represents a rare opportunity to secure a large parcel of productive grazing land close to town with potential for future development.

For further information, please contact the selling agents.