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Amburla Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Northern Territory, Australia. The property is situated approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of Hermannsburg and 83 kilometres (52 mi) west of Alice Springs.
Amburla occupies an area of 2,020 square kilometres (780 sq mi).[1] The most productive area of the property are the Mitchell grass plains at the foot of Mount Hay and the relict alluvial plains of the floodout areas of Amburla, Charley and 16 mile Creeks. The sandy red earth of the floodouts support mulga woodlands. The northern part of the property is composed of sandplains supporting spinifex.[1]
Gary Dann, father of television actor Troy Dann,[2] owned the property in 1989. The Danns sold the property in 2007 to Sterling Buntine. Sterling Buntine sold the station in 2011 for A$6 million,[3] it was sold to local cattleman Tony Davies.[4]
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- ^ a b A.R. Grant (October 1989). "The pastoral land resources of Amburla Station". Territory Stories. hdl:10070/228372.
- ^ ""Not guilty" of illegal use of a Camel, pleads TV star Troy Dann". Alice Springs News. 10 June 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Australia - Massive UK farm investment". Meat Trade News. 8 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Territory stations up for grabs". Queensland Country Life. Fairfax Media. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.