Paraway Pastoral Company

'Paraway' was also the first European to cross the Barkly Tablelands from east to west during which he took a large herd of breeding cattle from Queensland to the Northern Territory.

miles (388 500 ha) of land on the Thompson River which they secured in 1863 with the capital being supplied by Robert Morehead of the Scottish Australian Company.

Bowen Downs prospered for a time but there was eventually a fall in the market (mainly due to drought) and the price of cattle and wool dropped so low that the station had to be abandoned and Buchanan lost almost everything he had to his name.

Collectively, Paraway's properties have the ability to run over 200 000 head of cattle and produce in excess of 20 million kilograms of beef each year.

Davenport Downs is chiefly Mitchell grass and channel country with its water sourced from a network of bores, as well the Diamantina River and Farrahs Creek that crosscut the property.

These waterways often flood during the wet season, covering up to one quarter of the property and contributing to a reliable source of feed throughout the rest of the year.

[9] It is suggested that JJ Leahy acquired Oxley following Buttabone's dispersion as "throughout the 1940s, rural newspapers regularly ran articles highlighting the latest sale-yard triumph of Oxley-bred bullocks".

After JJ Leahy died in 1959, his son Keith bought Ringorah South but the main Oxley property was purchased by Berawinnia Pastoral Company, a joint venture of the Crawford, Moxham and Stalley families.

From this initial purchase Paraway has added sheep farming properties in Central and Southern NSW as well as Victoria to accommodate a flock of up to 240 000 head.

Pooginook Station, is an historic Merino stud made up of almost 20 000 hectares of native and irrigated grazing land in the Riverina Region of NSW, and was Paraway's first purchase when it was formed in 2007.

As a result of its specific husbandry practices, careful selection and continual benchmarking, Pooginook aims to set the standard for high quality stud and commercial sheep.

[13] The ram breeding enterprise that began as the foundation of what is Pooginook today was established by the Culley and Taylor Partnership in 1912 as Yoorooga Merino Stud at Jerilderie.

[1] As at June 2019, Paraway owns a total of 27 properties across the Eastern States of Australia, namely Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.