Mt GIPPS STATION
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Welcome to Mt Gipps. Mount Gipps Station is an 85,000 acre working sheep station. It is situated 40kms north of Broken Hill and is divided by the Barrier Ranges. John and Kym Cramp own and operate Mount Gipps Station and are descendants of the area's pioneers and have extensive knowledge of the district's history. They will tailor your stay to meet your interests. You can take a 'tag along' tour to discover the everyday workings of a sheep station or simply just take in the sensational scenery. Mount Gipps has a variety of landscapes to explore. These range from amazing rocks carved out into an assortment of shapes by wind and water; ancient creek gums suspended from cliff faces in beautiful gorges; rock holes filled with water after rain and magnificent 360° views of this spectacular country from the ranges. Mount Gipps was one of the first properties settled west of the Darling in the 1860’s. It has a rich mining history dating back to the 1880s and several old mines and miner’s huts pepper the hillsides. The remains of the Terrawingee railway line built in 1891 to carry limestone to Broken Hill weaves its way across the property. In 1883 Charles Rasp a Mount Gipps boundary rider, and six fellow workers pegged out the mining claim to the world’s richest lode of silver lead and zinc and the start of Broken Hill.. The geological history of Mount Gipps ranges between 750 million and 1.7 billion years; offering a fascinating insight into the past
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