Cattle Race, Stock Route and Dinner Tree

Statement of Significance

The stock route from Mayall's bore including the Dinner Tree, site of the cattle race and the cattle yards are very significant of the history of Derby, the history of the Derby jetty and to the history of the cattle industry in the north of Australia.

History

There have been a succession of cattle races and stock routes connecting the pastoral hinterland with the Derby jetty. The first recording of the construction of a cattle race dates back to 1984/1985. The existing cattle yards constructed of steel and jarrah date from 1964, however the cattle race has been demolished. The cattle were driven into town along the cattle route which commenced at Mayall's bore and the stock-men rested along the way under the Dinner Tree behind the pensioner houses in Rowan Street.

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