Arrabury
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | before 1887 |
| Founder | William Campbell (original owner) |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Channel Country, Queensland |
Key people | Daley family (managers) |
| Products | Cattle (fattening) |
| Owner | Arrabury Pastoral Company |
Arrabury Station operates as a pastoral lease functioning as a cattle station in Queensland, situated approximately north of Innamincka and southeast of Birdsville within the Channel Country region.
This station is under the ownership of the Arrabury Pastoral Company, managed by the Daley family. The company also owns the adjacent Cluny Station, which was incorporated into their holdings in 1992. Arrabury itself encompasses an area of , while Cluny covers . Both estates primarily specialize in fattening cattle that originate from the gulf country.
Arrabury was established before 1887 and was sold in 1888 by its then proprietor, William Campbell, to William Henry Lindsay, along with other properties. By 1892, the station was engaged in marketing wool in Melbourne. In 1903, a fire damaged sections of the homestead and storage facilities.
In 1917, the Arrabury Pastoral Company was created with a capital investment of £30,000 to purchase Arrabury and nearby leases totaling . The board of directors included William Henry Lindsay among others. At that period, Arrabury covered an area of and maintained a herd of 7,500 cattle.
Due to persistent dingo predation, the property shifted from sheep grazing to cattle farming before 1949. The station has faced drought conditions in 1946 and again from 2002 to 2007, which adversely affected livestock numbers. Flood events associated with Cooper Creek in 1949 and 1950 inflicted extensive damage. Additionally, bushfires in 2011 further diminished available pasture throughout the locality.