From the minute you arrive you won't ever want to leave and this is because the current owners have done all the hard work. Simply pick your chosen breed of cattle and watch them grow in front of your eyes, whilst you enjoy the country lifestyle.
A fully renovated country, homestead and self-contained cottage, with views so good you won't want to leave. Productive and heavily improved pastures fronting a very impressive stretch of the Karuah River with dams and troughs throughout the property. Excellent working improvements (too many to mention), shedding and cattle yards, set up for ease of management.
The homestead features:
Tastefully renovated country residence over 100 years old
Three bedrooms, sleep out and home office with high-speed internet
Enclosed north facing verandah overlooking inviting inground swimming pool
Eye catching country kitchen with Smeg appliances and all the mod cons including butlers pantry
Reverse cycle air conditioner, ceiling fans and wood heater
The Land:
Highly productive and fully usable 42.49 HA (105 acres) known as Lot 31 DP 753206
Approximately 40 acres of genuine river flats
Land divided into 17 paddocks with new fencing and laneways set up to be managed by one person
Balance improved pasture cleared to shade timber
Adopting the current grazing practices allows the farm to carry 50 cows and calves producing some outstanding vealers for the butcher shop market
Water Drought Proof:
Approximately 400m of park like frontage to the Karuah River with your own private campground
86 meg irrigation license underground mains, power and pump
Header tank servicing troughs and stock dams
Abundance of domestic water, high annual rainfall
Improvements:
Self- contained one bedroom cottage with bathroom (formally the 1860's butchers shop)
Brick dairy (complete with milk vat and dividers) ready for a multitude of uses
Well positioned, professionally designed and built steel yards, vet crush, and scales
Impressive open-faced machinery shed, separate workshop with hoist and/ hay shed measuring a whopping 20 metres long by 10 metre wide and 8 metres high
10kw solar system, new SMART meters and full rewired
Location:
Scenic 30km drive north of Dungog in the picturesque Upper Monkerai Valley
School bus service picks up from front gate
Just over 1 ½ hour from Newcastle, just under 1 ½ hour from Maitland and less than 3.5 hours from Sydney
Offered for Private Sale - Guide $1,800,000 to $1,900,000
Inspections highly recommended as this is one of the Valley's finest small farms. Ongoing management available if required.
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