 In addition to his Brahman cross and Brahman stud herds, Atkinson also conducted a Poll Hereford Stud from and a Santa Gertrudis stud from 1952.In 1955 he joined the prestigious Queensland Club.Wairuna station was described in 1943 as about 700 square miles of coastal range country situated on the tableland west of the range that runs parallel to the north-east coast of Australia.