North Well
Comprising the Southern and Eastern portions of Wilgena Station, North Well was separated in the 1980s as a separate company enterprise, running a medium micron merino wool flock as well as a small beef herd. The North Well homestead is close to the railway town of Kingoonya.
Property Location
Kingoonya, 300km North West of Port Augusta, South AustraliaOriginally operationally part of Wilgena Station, North Well was separated in the 1980s as a separate company enterprise. The homestead is located near the railway town of Kingoonya on the old Stuart highway. The land is of good quality as evidence of the Jessup transects (vegetation surveys) which have been periodically undertaken, most recently by Carolyn Ireland in the 1990s. North Well has a small cattle herd as well as a Merino flock that produces 500 bales of wool annually.
Although a portion of the property is located within the confines of the Great Artesian Basin, the number of livestock is limited by very low rainfall averages of below 175mm per year and fragile groundwater systems. Wells and bores have been operated for more than a century by iconic mechanical windmills, however these are being replaced by more efficient and lower maintenance solar pumps.
Manager | Tenure |
Cec Taylour | 1927-1946 |
Tom Young | 1946-1948 |
Jeff Parkes | 1948-1955 |
Reg Symes | 1955-1957 |
AJ (Albert) McBride | 1957-1959 |
John Taylour | 1959-1970 |
Bill Napier | 1970-1980 |
Tony Pick | 1981-1990 |
Andrew Lillecrapp | 1990-2000 |
Mick Kessell | 2000-2005 |
Mat Kerin | 2005-2023 |
Toby Crowell | 2023-current |
Career Opportunities at North Well
Donations & Sponsorships
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Glendambo Gymkhana
AJ & PA McBride's North Well, Wilgena and Yudnapinna Stations are pleased to sponsor the Glendambo Races and support the local community.
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