Cavan Station Author: Nicola Crichton-Brown ISBN: 9781460757420

A history of Cavan Station and the Riley legacy

Cavan Station near Yass, now owned by Rupert Murdoch, is one of the most important grazing properties in the history of the Australian wool industry. The cradle of early innovation in the growing of fine wool, it is the place where, alongside their operations at Raby, the famous pastoralists Alexander and William Riley, together with William Dutton, the first qualified vet in Australia, developed the Saxon merino sheep. One of only four strains that make up the modern Australian merino, the Saxon sheep is widely recognised as producing wool without peer : one that is extremely white and bright in colour, soft to handle and fine in diameter.

This book describes the extraordinary legacy that the Rileys left at Cavan, their influence well beyond its boundaries and the highly scientific approach they adopted to growing fine wool. This latter strategy, combined with sustainability, have become the hallmarks of the Murdoch family operation at Cavan today, which is setting new standards of production in the wool industry. With its location

2019 Hardback 232 pages 23.8 x 26.8 x 2.1 cm BRAND NEW

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