Alexandria Station (Northern Territory)

[2] Occupying an area of 16,116 square kilometres (6,222 sq mi) of open plains, floodplain and wooded sandhills, it is situated on the Barkly Tableland and was established prior to 1877.

The plains are covered with Mitchell grass that supports a herd of about 55,000 cattle and allow the owners to harvest some 10,000 bales of hay per annum for use on other properties in the group.

Initially Alexandria used to run Shorthorn cattle but in 1982 the decision was made that Brahman would be more suitable for the harsh environment, particularly the heat and ticks.

Waanyi (also known as Wanyi, Wanyee, Wanee, Waangyee, Wonyee, Garawa, and Wanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Gulf Country.

Ross's colleagues, who said they were not with him when he was killed but heard his cries, told the press that the assailant had been one of a group of Aboriginal people who were camped relatively close by, and who must have stolen the murder weapon earlier.

Another man named John Corbett died at the station in the same year when the dynamite he was using to deepen a well exploded prematurely causing him to fall to the bottom.

[10] Stock had to be quarantined in an area of 10 square miles (26 km2) around Borrodo waterhole in 1918 following an outbreak of red-water amongst cattle that were travelling to Brunette Downs Station.

[15] The station had an estimated size of 11,000 square miles (28,490 km2) at the time and was "recognised as being one of the best developed and most keenly husbanded property in the north".