THE ARRIVAL
Oswald Bloxsome, a
qualified draughtsman,
arrived in Sydney with his
wife, Henrietta and 12
year-old son, Oswald. |
Land of the Beardies
Bloxsome was in the first
party to seek land. They
nicknamed the region the
‘Land of the Beardies’, as
all explorers had beards. |
Feeling Sheepish
Rangers Valley was
established as a sheep
property and quickly
became renowned for
producing quality wool. |
More Land
Bloxsome was successful
in obtaining a license
to depasture stock beyond
the limits of the station. |
The Growth
By 1845, Rangers Valley
covered an area of 45,000
acres and carried 335
cattle and 13,581 sheep. |
Even More Land
Bloxsome applied for a
Crown Lease on Rangers
Valley for 70,000 acres
with an estimated grazing
capacity of 18,000 sheep. |
The Build
The Rangers Valley
Homestead was built and
it still stands today,
forming the cornerstone
of the property. |
80,000 acres
By the mid 1880’s, Bloxsome
had taken up several
more leases and Rangers
Valley spread over 80,000
acres, ran 41,481 sheep
and 1050 cattle. |
Sold
The Campbell brothers of
Inverell Station acquired
the Rangers Valley
property. They extended
the homestead and
introduced Hereford
cattle. |
The Crothers
The station was taken
over by RJ Crothers,
whose son, Bob,
established the feedlot
company that administers
the property today. |
The Transformation
Rangers Valley was
purchased by the
Marubeni Corporation and
transformed into a
world-class cattle station
and feedlot. |
Today
The award winning
Rangers Valley feedlot
is the 4th largest in
Australia with a capacity
of 32,000 head and is
located on the 12,000
acres Rangers Valley
property. |
