Middleback Station – End of an era

[AJoz]

After more than five years of uncertainty and negotiations the Federal Government (Department of Defence)is compulsorily acquiring four of the working stations around Whyalla for the Army. These lands will be added to the Cultana Training Area, primarily for training with their new tanks.
The Nicolson family have been given six months to pack up and leave, after five generations of their family have worked these lands since 1905. The last shear was held on Middleback Station in March, the property is being destocked and the pack up is happening.
Middleback Station is only 20kms from Whyalla and with a group of others we went, with permission, to try and capture some final shots of the property and history.
The following are some of my favourites and I hope they do the property justice.

The view from the dam
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2013/07/2.jpg

Last fleece at Middleback
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2013/07/3.jpg

The holding yards
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2013/07/4.jpg

The Bedford
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2013/07/5.jpg

More pics at http://www.touring4x4.com/blog/?page_id=1645

[BigRAWesty]

Sad to see and all the best to the family..
Good luck with the photo run. Throw the pics up if it happens.

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?15134-Westy-s-Accessories.-A-small-back-yard-builder.)

[threedogs]

If that shearing shed could talk,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,????
Love that stock loading ramp too,
bloody shame, but a sign of the times.

[pearcey]

Again great shots Andrew
More of Australia being wasted, no wonder we import so much from overseas when our lands are taken over destocked or sold overseas boat load by boat load IE mining.