Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Katie – Station Hand, Wallal Downs Station. The first thing that hit me when I arrived at Wallal was how far from anything the station was! I realise now this is normal for station life but I did have to wonder at the time whether I was in the […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Katie – Station Hand, Wallal Downs Station. Hi all! I’m Katie and I’m the girl Cinna (or as you may know her Jacinta) has been telling you about. Roughly a year and a half ago I was working an ordinary 9-5 office job in my hometown of Adelaide. Today I […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Jacinta Mills – Owner, Warrawagine Cattle Co. Hi to all you Central Station followers! It’s Jacinta here, and the last time I was talking to you I was busy introducing you all to life at Wallal Downs Station. Well . . . what a busy and eventful 12 months […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Caitlin – Station Hand, Warrawagine Cattle Company. Here are a few snaps from mustering at Myola, driving home that night, and a big bullock from the first muster! We had a big day of yard work out at Myola, over 800 head through the portable yards, quite a few interesting […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Jacinta Mills – Owner, Warrawagine Cattle Company. It’s the wet season, the days are hot and thunderstorms are rolling in nearly every afternoon with the smell of rain on the wind. The mustering season is over, most of the crew have gone home for a well deserved break with Christmas […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Jacinta Mills – Owner, Warrawagine Cattle Company. The breakfast table here in the kitchen at Wallal is quiet this time of year. This morning it’s just the 3 of us; Mum (Lynda), Dad (Geoff), and I. Lynda, Jacinta, and Geoff. Whilst Geoff and I eat our breakfast and chat away, […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Company Written by Jacinta Mills – Owner, Warrawagine Cattle Company. Before I take you on an adventure around Wallal Downs Station I want to take the opportunity to introduce you to the people that make this place work – our staff! Cattle grazing at dusk. Geoff and Lynda are the managers here at […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Caitlin – Station Hand, and Jacinta Mills – Owner, both Warrawagine Cattle Company. Hello my name is Caitlin and I work at Warrawagine station as a jillaroo. I grew up in Northam as a town kid and after finishing high school I decided I wanted to move as far away […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Robin Mills – Owner, Warrawagine Cattle Company. G’day from everyone here at Warrawagine Cattle Co. This year I have joined forces with Jacinta over at Wallal and together we hope to share with you all of the exciting things that have been going on at Wallal and Warrawagine. A section […]
Host: Warrawagine Station Written by – Caitlin, Station Hand, Warragine Station. It is officially over, our 2013 season is done and dusted . . . and what a eventful year it has been. We were off to a flying start in April, and by June we had all the cattle done around the homestead. We […]
Host: Warrawagine Station Written by – Caitlin, Station Hand, Warragine Station. Each year after the breeder cattle around the homestead have been mustered and processed we start to prepare to head out bush. This usually takes a few days, the step deck gets loaded with the portable race, crush, and loader, the ‘wild thing’ gets […]
Host: Warrawagine Station Written by – Caitlin, Station Hand, Warragine Station. During the mustering season we all work long hard days, when all the cattle work is done and the rain starts to fall we get to have a bit of fun. This movie was put together by Ben’s twin brother Alex who is a […]
Host: Warrawagine Station Written by – Caitlin, Station Hand, Warrawagine Station. I don’t think there is any such thing as a normal day on a station. One day, your rip roaring through the wattle after a scrubber and the next day your knee deep in leaves cleaning the pool . . . gotta have some […]
Host: Warrawagine Station Written by – Caitlin, Station Hand, Warragine Station. Being late in the season we have eight people working with us, during peak muster we have up to 20 people working here, these roles range from a motor bike rider, buggie driver, helicopter and fixed wing pilots, preg tester/spey technician, mechanic, grader driver, […]
