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Cordillo Downs - SA

Cordillo Downs Woolshed, 15 June 2018...still lots of stuff (rubbish?) stored inside

Cordillo Downs Woolshed, 15 June 2018

Cordillo Downs Woolshed, 15 June 2018...still lots of stuff stored inside

Cordillo Downs Woolshed, 15 June 2018...plaque on the outside wall

Cordillo Downs Woolshed, 15 June 2018

Cordillo Downs Woolshed, 15 June 2018...looking a bit rough

Cordillo Downs Woolshed, 15 June 2018

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Cordillo Downs Woolshed

Cordillo Downs

Station,Homestead

Position

DEG: -26.708561 140.620102

DMS: 26º 42' 30.82" S 140º 37' 12.37" E

UTM: 54 J 7045787mN 462212mE

Altitude: 83.71m

Place Type

Population - Station,Homestead

Location

931.57kms North of Adelaide - Driving 1399 km (1 day 2 hours)

Address & Contact

Cordillo Rd
Cordillo Downs SA 5731

Phone: 07 4655 4383

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

Cordillo Downs was once the biggest sheep station in Australia, 7800 sq. km. The lease was taken up in 1878 and by the 1900, 85,000 sheep were on the station. Wool was taken to Farina, to the rail head, by camel some 600km away. The station now runs 7000 head of shorthorn cattle.

PlaceID	76072

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Cordillo Downs

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Ballera at 28/04:30am EST

Distance from Cordillo Downs 140.77km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
7.8°C	4.4°C	78%	4.2°C	1022.3hPa	0.0mm	SE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Ballera Gas Field

Distance from Cordillo Downs 140.77km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	39.3	37.0	34.1	30.1	24.3	20.2	20.2	23.5	28.2	32.3	34.8	37.3
Mean Min. °C	25.8	24.6	21.2	16.7	11.0	7.7	7.2	9.0	13.4	17.2	20.8	23.1
Mean Rain mm	29.3	25.3	31.4	10.3	7.8	15.7	8.3	6.1	10.2	6.1	31.9	12.1