This can range from several thousand to 100,000 or more, depending on how large a land area the station is.
No. The Australian equivalent of a homestead is "station", as in a sheep station or a cattle station. Only a very small proportion of Australians live on sheep or cattle stations.
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these were called cattle drives.
"Jackaroo" is an Australian term meaning a stockman, which is someone who helps with mustering sheep and cattle in the outback. They generally help tend for the cattle and/or sheep, as well as helping with general maintenance around the sheep station or cattle station.
The largest cattle station in Australia is Anna Creek Station, located in South Australia. It covers an area of over 6 million acres and is larger than some countries, such as Israel and Lebanon.
"Jackaroo" is an Australian term meaning a stockman, which is someone who helps with mustering sheep and cattle in the outback. They generally help tend for the cattle and/or sheep, as well as helping with general maintenance around the sheep station or cattle station.
Cowhands led cattle drives in the 1860's to move cattle from the southwest to the nearest rail station where the cattle could be carried north. Cattle were worth about 3 times in the north what they were in the south.
You have the basic train station and then this is also the name given to property's where cattle and sheep are kept, similar to the ranch in the USA.
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A farm or property. Or if they are really large and out west a station.
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