Coniston (Northern Territory)
Coniston is a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia in central Australia.
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Coniston is best known as the site of the Coniston massacre, which was the last known massacre of Indigenous Australians, in August 1928. Owing to a severe drought, the original owners (the aborigines) gravitated towards their ancient water sources, which the pastoralists were using for their livestock. Conflicts soon arose.[1]
Coniston is still a working cattle station, and has been featured by the Northern Territory government for its introduction of a 6.4 kW solar power station. Developed in 1923 by Randall Stafford[2] because of a sustainable water supply, the station still thrives today.
Last year, (2014) Max Lines, found himself bedbound. Together with his wife Jacqui, Max has owned and managed Coniston Station,[3] about 250 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, for more than three decades.
With the help of her family and loyal staff, Jacqui continued to run the property.[3]
See also
References
- "Coniston :: History". coniston.pawmedia.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- "Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association - Advancing and protecting the interests of Cattle Producers in the Northern Territory". www.ntca.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- Pezet, Lauren (16 June 2014). "Coniston without the boss". ABC Rural. Retrieved 1 May 2015.