Erldunda
{{Short description|Pastoral lease in the Northern Territory, Australia}}
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Erldunda is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station {{cvt|200|km}} south of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-27/erldunda-station-sold/3604278|title=Erldunda Station sold|date=27 October 2011|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}
History
The property was established in the 1870s by Richard Warburton who stocked it in 1884, and the property remained with the Warburton family until the 1920s,{{cite web|url=http://www.exploringaustralia.com.au/showplace.php?p=1141|title=Welcome to Erldunda|accessdate=25 March 2015|publisher=Exploring Australia}} when it was bought by the Stanes family.{{cite web | title=Lyndalvale Case Study | website=Angus Australia | date=12 December 2019 | url=https://www.angusaustralia.com/news/lyndalvale-case-study | access-date=10 April 2023}}
Location and description
Erldunda occupiea an area of {{convert|1200|sqmi|km2|0}} that carried a herd of 6,500 head of Santa Gertrudis cattle in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.beefcentral.com/production/erldunda-sale-breathes-new-life-into-nt-property-market/|title=Erldunda sale breathes new life into NT property market|date=26 October 2011|accessdate=25 March 2015|work=Beef Central|publisher=Nascon Media Pty Ltd}}
The station shares boundaries with other pastoral leases, such as Lyndavale to the west, Mount Ebenezer and Palmer Valley to the north, Idracowra to the east, and Umbeara and Victory Downs to the south. The ephemeral watercourses Karinga Creek and Kalamurta Creek both flow through the property.{{cite web|url=http://pitac.org.au/wp-content/documents2/Part_B_Checklist/4._NT_Pastoral_Map_June_2013.pdf|title=Northern Territory Pastoral Properties|year=2003|accessdate=7 April 2015|publisher=Northern Territory Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409202959/http://pitac.org.au/wp-content/documents2/Part_B_Checklist/4._NT_Pastoral_Map_June_2013.pdf|archive-date=9 April 2015|url-status=dead}} Lyndavale and Mount Ebenezer were {{as of|lc=yes|2019}} owned by the Stanes family.
Native title ruling
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In April 2023, a Federal Court ruling determined in favour of the native title application lodged by Anangu seven years earlier for around {{cvt|10,000|km2}} of pastoral lease land that includes Erldunda, Lyndavale, and Curtin Springs stations. This was the first recognition of commercial rights in Central Australia. The ruling, which was handed down by Justice Mordy Bromberg at a gathering in the remote community of Imanpa, granted traditional owners the right to hunt and perform ceremonies on the land, and also to be consulted over its use. However neither the native title holders nor the pastoralists have rights over mineral exploration, and licences for potash mining are held over the lakes. Ross Stanes welcomed the determination, saying that his family had "had a long, long relationship with [Anangu], and that both pastoralists and native title holders respected each others' rights.{{cite web | last=Robinson | first=Lee | title=Historic native title determination recognises commercial rights in a first for Central Australia | website=ABC News (Australia) | date=7 April 2023 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-07/native-title-determination-for-anangu-people/102197218 | access-date=9 April 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g642249-d1474346-Reviews-Erldunda_Station_B_B-Erldunda_Red_Centre_Northern_Territory.html Erldunda Station Page on TripAdvisor.com]
- Erldunda Wikivoyage page
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