Yulgilbar Station · Since 1840

History

Celebrating 186 years of pastoral settlement on the Clarence.

The Story

Founded on the Clarence

Yulgilbar Station was founded in 1840 by Edward Ogilvie as a 200,000 acre sheep station. The run selected comprised the most fertile region of the Clarence River valley in North Eastern New South Wales, encompassing over 80 kilometres of the river.

The property was owned by the Ogilvie family until being sold in 1926 to a syndicate of the Morrissey brothers and silent partner Tom Baillieu.

The Timeline

Yulgilbar Station Timeline

2024
184 years of pastoral settlement
The property remains under the ownership of Sarah and Baillieu Myer. Yulgilbar runs a herd of 5,000 Santa Gertrudis cattle, farms 4,500 acres of summer and winter cash and fodder crops, and stands as the largest Santa Gertrudis stud cattle operation in NSW.
2023
Yulgilbar Springsteen
Yulgilbar Springsteen (PP) sells for $80,000 to Cardona Santa Gertrudis.
2021
Brett and Lucy Ellem
Brett and Lucy Ellem take over management of Yulgilbar Station.
2021
Record-breaking investments
Waco Queenslander (P) is purchased for the then record price of $110,000. Australian semen rights are purchased in the $197,000 (AUD) record-breaking American Santa Gertrudis bull Red Doc Never Better (P), and Murgona Nightcap N43 (P) is purchased for $105,000 from the Murgona stud at the Heartland sale in Roma.
2002–2021
Rob and Lorraine Sinnamon
Major expansion of the stud over these years — 500 stud females single sire mated to elite Poll Santa Gertrudis sires, and 80 outside bred additional stud sires introduced to the Yulgilbar gene pool.
2008
Purchase of "The Lakes"
Landmark purchase of "The Lakes" Santa Gertrudis stud, owned by the Bolster family, merging two major stud operations.
2007
Australian auction record
An Australian record at auction — $80,000 — is paid for Warenda Sahara (poll). The record stands until 2015.
1996–2001
Gail and Blythe Richie
Gail and Blythe Richie manage Yulgilbar.
1988–1996
Peter Rogan manages Yulgilbar
The stud continues under the management of Peter Rogan.
1964–1987
Allan Rogan manages Yulgilbar
Allan Rogan is largely responsible for the early success of the stud.
1974
The beef crash
Annual production sales are discontinued due to the beef crash. Post-1974, Yulgilbar sold regularly at the Summerland Santa Gertrudis sale in Casino.
1971
Flora and fauna reserve
Yulgilbar is proclaimed a Flora and Fauna reserve.
1966
First annual production sale
The first annual production sale at Yulgilbar is conducted in September.
1960
The Myer era begins
Following Sam Hordern's untimely death, his daughter Sarah and her husband Baillieu Myer inherit Yulgilbar.
1953
First Santa Gertrudis bulls
The first Santa Gertrudis bulls are introduced to Yulgilbar Station over Durham Shorthorn type cattle with a Devon influence. 16 King Ranch bulls dominate the early history of Yulgilbar.
1949
Sam Hordern purchases Yulgilbar
Sam Hordern purchases Yulgilbar Station in its entirety. Sam becomes a foundation director of King Ranch Australia and the first President of the Santa Gertrudis Australia Association.
1926
The Ogilvie family sells
The property is sold to a syndicate of the Morrissey brothers and silent partner Tom Baillieu.
1840
Yulgilbar Station founded
Founded by Edward Ogilvie as a 200,000 acre sheep station. The run selected comprised the most fertile region of the Clarence River valley in North Eastern New South Wales, encompassing over 80 kilometres of the river.