Welcome to Broome Cattle Co.
• Broome is in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
• Situated on the banks
of the Yanko Creek.
• 300 cows run on just over 1100 hectares (3330 acres).
• Predominantly native pasture with 300 acres of irrigated pasture.
• Temperature ranges from 2°C ( 39°F) to up to 45°C (113°F)
• Average annual rainfall of 350 mm (14").
History
of Broome Cattle Stud
• 1933 Purchase of 2 foundation yearling
shorthorn heifers from neighboring Lone Pine herd
•
1937 purchased a further 5 heifers also from Lone Pine
• 1945 purchased
7 more foundation yearling heifers and one stud heifer
• These original
Lone Pine animals were the basis of the Broome Stud Herd
• Only 15 other females were introduced
into the Broome stud.
• The Broome stud herd were all descendants of these 19 cows.
• 1998 saw an expansion into stud angus, these animals were later dispersed in 2006.
• In November 2010 The Broome stud shorthorn herd was dispersed.
• Broome currently runs a commercial cow herd
• A small shorthorn stud now trades as Leeds shorthorns.
Gillian
Leeds Principal
• Bred 3 National Champion Bulls (Dubbo Shorthorn Nationals)
• Was the
first female to judge shorthorns at a royal show in Australia.
• She
has three children David ('68), Wendy ('71) & Richard ('73)
• Gillian
has been nominated for two Australian Rural Woman of the Year Awards.
•
Nominated for a NSW Premier's senior achievement award in the Business Mentoring
Category.
