The Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) is a large, privately owned, Australia

Australia

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n cattle company which operates 18 cattle station

Cattle station

Cattle station is an Australian term for a large farm , whose main activity is the rearing of cattle. In Australia, the owner of a cattle station is called a grazier...

s covering over 57,000 km², managing more than 350,000 cattle, in Western Australia

Western Australia

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, the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

 and Queensland

Queensland

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. It produces beef cattle

Beef cattle

Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production . The meat of cattle is known as beef. When raised in a feedlot cattle are known as feeder cattle. Many such feeder cattle are born in cow-calf operations specifically designed to produce beef calves...

 for the South East Asian live export

Live export

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 and grass-fed Japanese Ox markets.

History

CPC was formed in 1983 with the purchase of various holdings in the Northern Territory, including Newcastle Waters Station, from Ashburton Pastoral Company. In April 2009 a majority share in CPC was acquired by private equity firm Terra Firma

Terra Firma Capital Partners

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Cattle stations

• Allawah, Queensland
• Argyle Downs, Western Australia
• Auvergne, Northern Territory
• Carlton Hill, Western Australia
• Cooinda, Queensland
• Humbert River, Northern Territory
• Isis Downs, Queensland
• Gowan, Queensland
• Kirkimbie, Northern Territory
• Manbulloo, Northern Territory
• Mimong, Queensland
• Mt Marlow, Queensland
• Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory
• Dungowan, Northern Territory
• Ucharonidge, Northern Territory
• Newry
  Newry Station
  Newry Station is a 2500 km2 pastoral lease in the Northern Territory of Australia. It adjoins the Territory’s border with Western Australia and is operated as a cattle station by the Consolidated Pastoral Company .-Description:...
  
  , Northern Territory
• Nockatunga, Queensland
• Wrotham Park, Queensland