Redcliffe Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | before 1897 |
| Founder | Scott family |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | South Australia |
| Products | Sheep |
Redcliffe Station, sometimes referred to as Redcliff, is a pastoral lease functioning as a sheep station located in South Australia.
The property lies approximately north of Morgan and southeast of Hallett. It consists primarily of flat to gently rolling land and benefits from natural water sources. The native vegetation comprises black oak, bull oak, sugarwood, saltbush, bluebush, spear grass, bindii, and indigenous grasses.
Spanning , Redcliffe was placed on the market in 2013 with an asking price of AUD 4.85 million. The station's facilities include two homesteads: a four-bedroom stone residence dating back to the 1920s and Oakleigh, constructed in the 1930s. Additional infrastructure features a seven-bedroom shearers' quarters, a feedlot with a capacity for 2,400 head, a six-stand shearing shed, and an extensive machinery shed. The property supports a flock of around 14,000 sheep.
The Scott family established the station prior to 1897 when it covered 27,477 acres. In 1906, pastoralist R. J. M. McBride purchased it for £7,000. His son Thomas oversaw operations at Redcliffe as well as the neighboring Florieton Station. By 1933, the estate had grown to encompass 60,000 acres. Following Thomas McBride’s illness, both Redcliffe and Oakleigh were put up for auction in 1937 with a flock of 6,600 sheep.
By 1940, ownership had transferred to W. H. Sandland, who also held Balah Station; after his passing in 1942, Redcliffe—then measuring 60,318 acres—was auctioned once more in 1943. At that time, the property featured a ten-room stone homestead, an additional four-bedroom stone house, wool shed, shearers' quarters, fifteen dams, five wells, and was fully fenced and subdivided. A & G Tennant acquired Redcliffe by 1944 and maintained possession through at least 1954.
In 2009, Adam Hamersley purchased Redcliffe along with the adjacent Pine Valley Station; he later sold Pine Valley but retained Redcliffe to focus on breeding white dorper sheep.
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