Ambalindum

{{Short description|Pastoral lease in the Northern Territory}}

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Ambalindum is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory.

The property occupies an area of {{convert|3317|km2|sqmi|0}} and in 2013 was stocked with 5,000 Santa Gertrudis-cross-cattle. The ephemeral Hale River runs through the property.{{cite web|url=http://www.farmonline.com.au/story/3595184/nt-santas-good-as-gold/|title=NT Santas good as gold|author=Miranda Kelly|work=farmonline|date=23 February 2013|accessdate=16 July 2017|publisher=Fairfax Media}}

Gold was discovered in the area in 1887 with the first cattle and sheep stations settled in the early 1900s. Ambalindum was initially settled by George Cavanagh.

In 2017 the owners, Tim and Emily Edmunds, sold their Hale River Pastoral Company including the Ambalindum and Numery leases to a Canadian Pension Fund for over {{AUD}}50 million. The combined properties occupy a combined area of {{convert|7500|km2|sqmi|0}} and were stocked with 13,000 head of cattle.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-04-06/ambalindum-numery-station-sale-kadlunga-purchase-tim-edmunds/8418036|title=Northern Territory producer sells cattle properties to buy prestigious mixed-farming country in South Australia|author=Lydia Burton|date=6 April 2017|accessdate=16 July 2017|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}