Kidman Way, a rural road in the western region of New South Wales, part of which was historically used by Kidman and his business enterprise as stock routes, carries his name. S. Kidman & Co is still the largest private landholder in Australia, although on a much smaller scale. The entire landholding was placed up for sale in 2015: eleven cattle stations covering more than and a herd of 155,000 cattle. The total value of the company was estimated at 360 million. Two Chinese companies, Genius Link Asset Management and Shanghai Pengxin, sought to acquire the company, but the sale was eventually blocked by the Treasurer of Australia, Scott Morrison who cited the national interest clause in the Foreign Investment Act. In 2016, the company was purchased by Hancock Prospecting (67%) and Shanghai CRED (33%). In 1992, Kidman's Tree of Knowledge, at Glengyle Station, Bedourie, Queensland, was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. Kidman is believed to have camped under the tree while planning his pastoral empire in Queensland. In popular culture In 1936, a biography of Kidman titled The Cattle King, by Ion Idriess, was published; it became a best-seller. References External links Kidman info at South Australian history S. Kidman and Co website Biography of Sydney Kidman associated with ABC TV program Dynasties 1857 births 1935 deaths Australian Knights Bachelor Australian pastoralists Businesspeople from Adelaide Australian stockmen