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Moroak Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Northern Territory, Australia.
The property is situated approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Mataranka and 98 kilometres (61 mi) north east of Larrimah. The Roper River flows through the property and acts as the southern boundary of Moroak and the northern boundary of Elsey Station.[1] Moroak is bounded to the north by Mountain Valley Station, to the west by Goondooloo and to the east by Flying Fox Station.[2]
The traditional owners of the area are the Mangarrayi people. Some of the Mangarrayi work as rangers along the river.[3]
Alfred Thick owned the property in 1949.[4]
In 2013 Moroak was run in conjunction with Goondooloo, and together the leases occupy an area of 2,329 square kilometres (899 sq mi); the lands were stocked with 25,000 head of Brahman cattle.[5] The property is run by Tony Davis, who acquired it in 2004[6] for A$10 million,[7] and who also owned Limbunya Station. Between 2004 and 2014 Davis built 40 additional dams, had the property completely fenced and made improvements to the homestead.
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edit- ^ Gavin Dally; Helen K. Larson (1 November 2008). "Roper River (Moroak and Elsey) freshwater fishes survey" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Indigenous Water Values and Water Management on the Upper Roper River, Northern Territory". Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Heavy fine for killing a Bullock". The Northern Standard. Darwin, Northern Territory: National Library of Australia. 29 September 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "RSD 1705 Roper Highway Katherine NT 0850". realestate.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Jim Pola (3 April 2012). "Roots run deep at Moroak". North Queensland Register. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Paul Toohey (29 March 2008). "Barefoot cattleman walking on gold". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 2 June 2014.