Thurloo Downs

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Thurloo Downs Station, most commonly known as Thurloo Downs, is a pastoral lease that has operated as both a sheep station and a cattle station in outback New South Wales. It is located approximately north of White Cliffs and north west of Bourke on the Berawinnia Creek close to the Queensland border. Established in 1883, the property today includes former stations Margalah, Caloola, Delalah Downs, and Yarralee. Since being purchased by the New South Wales Government in 2023, it has been undergoing conversion into a national park.

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1. date of establishment: 1883 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
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