North Australian Pastoral Company
Encyclopedia
The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCO) is a large, privately owned, Australia
n cattle company which operates 13 cattle station
s (as well as the Wainui farm and feedlot) covering over 60,000 km2, managing about 200,000 cattle, in the Northern Territory
and Queensland
. It produces beef cattle
which are grass fed and grain finished before sale to Australian meat processors who onsell beef to domestic and international customers.
, with Englishmen John Warner and Sir William Ingram
. The first station acquired was Alexandria Downs in the Northern Territory.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cattle company which operates 13 cattle station
Cattle station
Cattle station is an Australian term for a large farm , whose main activity is the rearing of cattle. In Australia, the owner of a cattle station is called a grazier...
s (as well as the Wainui farm and feedlot) covering over 60,000 km2, managing about 200,000 cattle, in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It produces beef cattle
Beef cattle
Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production . The meat of cattle is known as beef. When raised in a feedlot cattle are known as feeder cattle. Many such feeder cattle are born in cow-calf operations specifically designed to produce beef calves...
which are grass fed and grain finished before sale to Australian meat processors who onsell beef to domestic and international customers.
History
The NAPCO partnership was formed in 1877 by Queenslanders William Collins, William Forrest and Sir Thomas McIlwraithThomas McIlwraith
Sir Thomas McIlwraith KCMG was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1877 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893...
, with Englishmen John Warner and Sir William Ingram
Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet
Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1878 and 1895....
. The first station acquired was Alexandria Downs in the Northern Territory.
Properties
- Alexandria Downs, NT
- Boomarra, QLD
- Coolullah, QLD
- Coorabulka, QLD
- Cungelella, QLD
- Glenormiston, QLD
- Goldsborough, QLD
- Gordon Downs, QLD
- Kynuna Station, QLD
- Landsborough, QLD
- Marion Downs, QLD
- Mittiebah, NT
- Monkira, QLD
- Wainui Feedlot and Farm, QLD