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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
2
The Durham Court Estate near Manilla displays extensive clearing and efficient water sources with Namoi River access. Subdivisions attract buyers as soil types support tanks on red soil and wells on chocolate soil, while proximity to Manilla Tamworth markets and railway lines boosts dairying prospects.
The article recounts the 60 year Durham Court Shorthorns legacy started by Otto Baldwin and continued by Charles Baldwin. It details famed stock, notable sires and mares, key imports like Skylark and Spicey Peer, significant sales to Bracker and others, and the herd’s race and breeding success including Metal Beauchamp and Nobleman progeny with hundreds of race wins and substantial earnings.
Vendors set a 25 percent deposit, two year grace with no principal payments, then nine equal annual installments. Interest at 5 percent paid semiannually. Terms allow the farm to buy itself from average profits in ordinary years.
A fragment recalls New Mexico settlers who secured holdings around Durham Court and became famous for a wheat Meld. The New Mexicans reportedly profit from land described as not quite equal to the Durham Court tract.
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