Historic Rural Property For Sale South Australia

Secure A Piece Of Australian Agricultural History

Available for purchase either as a whole or as individual holdings, ‘Crower’ and ‘Fellwood’ present a unique opportunity to secure a piece of Australian agricultural history boasting quality grazing and cropping country in the tightly held Conmurra region of South Australia.

Situated approximately 16km south west of Lucindale, 49km from Naracoote and 108km from Mt Gambier, this rural property for sale South Australia consists of 1,870.01 hectares (4,620.79 acres) of land with a history of producing prime lamb, wool and beef dating back to the mid-1850s.

This rural property for sale South Australia presents a unique opportunity to secure a piece of Australian agricultural history

Boasting an excellent balance of topography and fertile soils, ‘Crower’ and ‘Fellwood’ also offer approximately 205.89 hectares of irrigated cropping land producing hay and silage to support the livestock enterprise.

Complementing this is high-quality infrastructure encompassing two shearing sheds and multiple cattle and undercover sheep yards, excellent stock and irrigation water systems, top-notch fencing and laneways, and multiple dwellings including a beautiful, historic two-storey homestead.

‘Crower’ Property

‘Crower’ comprises 1,146.01 hectares (2,831.77 acres) of well-drained country featuring a balance of heavy flats and warmer hill gum grazing country. Soil types consist of grey productive loam to dark grey loam at varying depths over limestone as well as black to dark grey to black friable clays at varying depths. An extensive white limestone laneway has been established for easement of moving livestock to stock yards.

Pastures consist of cocksfoot, chicory, rye grass, strawberry clover, sub clover and phalaris. In addition, approximately 40 hectares has been rock mulched on high ground located near cattle yards which have transformed the high ground.

This rural property for sale South Australia comprises 1,146.01 hectares featuring heavy flats and warmer hill gum grazing country

‘Crower’ comes with 1,157,670 kilolitre water licences and is equipped with 11 bores providing gravity-fed water to all stock troughs via two-inch poly pipe. Approximately 156.35 hectares (386.34 acres) of the property is irrigated via two main pivot irrigation systems.

Fencing is in excellent condition and consists of two-barb, five-plain wire, hardwood droppers and creo posts as well as some creo posts, poly droppers, double-barb and six-plain wire. Pivots are fenced off separately into individual paddocks. There is a laneway to cattle yards off Fellwood Road.

This rural property for sale South Australia is equipped with 11 bores providing gravity-fed water to all stock troughs via two-inch poly pipe

‘Crower’ features extensive working improvements including undercover steel sheep yards with concrete floor, power, high-bay LED lights, and loading ramp suitable for B-double or B-triple access all year round; plus a four-stand shearing shed and sheep yards able to hold 1,500 ewes undercover.

There are also steel-frame cattle yards with undercover working area, loading ramp, and air-operated crush; a steel-frame three-bay shed with concrete floor, power and separate male/female toilets; a lockable, powered, concreted, well-lit chemical shed; and a 30m x 20m x 4.5m machinery shed with rubble floor.

This rural property for sale South Australia includes undercover sheep yards, shearing shed, cattle yards, and multiple sheds

The first-class infrastructure supports a livestock enterprise comprising 4,800 X-bred ewes, 150 Poll Dorset stud ewes, 6,000 prime lambs and 380 cows. All cattle are sold to Teys while lambs are sold direct to JBS Bordertown.

What’s more, ‘Crower’ features a heritage-listed two storey homestead built in 1865.

This rural property for sale South Australia boasts an historic homestead with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and formal dining/lounge room

Boasting a grand entrance and soaring four-metre ceilings, the character-filled residence offers four bedrooms, two bathrooms, huge formal dining and lounge room, modern country-style kitchen, and large recently restored underground wine cellar.

A second living area opens to a huge entertaining area with a large window to capture the abundant light. Outside you will find a tennis court, beautiful garden, fruit orchard and a vineyard. Adjacent to the homestead is a one-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage with recently installed stainless steel kitchen and wood heater – ideal for a worker.

The homestead on this rural property for sale South Australia features a grand entrance, soaring ceilings, and underground wine cellar

‘Fellwood’ Property

Covering 724 hectares (1,788.97 acres), ‘Fellwood’ offers conversional cropping country featuring rich deep black friable clay over limestone soils on the flats.

High ground consists of healthy red loams to grey productive loam over limestone with pasture comprising phalaris, sub clover, rye grass and natural grasses.

This rural property for sale South Australia offers conversional cropping country featuring rich deep black friable clay over limestone soils

Boasting a 214,100 kilolitre water licence, approximately 49.54 hectares (122.41 acres) of this property is irrigated, with water sourced via nine bores. Stock water is supplied by four windmills and a solar and electric pump located at the house that backs up supply.

Working improvements include a timber-and-steel-framed six stand shearing shed with excellent loading facilities, steel-frame sheep yards, undercover working area, and toilet inside the shearing shed flushes.

This rural property for sale South Australia includes a shearing shed, sheep yards, cattle yards and several sheds

There are also shearing quarters with four bedrooms and kitchen area, steel-frame cattle yards, undercover crush, concrete raceway, and loading ramp accessible for B-doubles all year round.

Storage includes two steel-frame hay sheds and a well-lit timber and a steel frame implement shed with concrete floor and power.

This rural property for sale South Australia includes 49.54 hectares of irrigated country, with water sourced via nine bores

‘Fellwood’ also features a solid three-bedroom, two-bathroom home and a small three-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage, well suited for a worker or family.

Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale South Australia at 3595 Konetta Road, Lucindale, SA.