ighth ▁share ▁to ▁More head . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁the ▁run ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁in ▁Australia ▁stretch ing ▁over ▁ ▁across ▁the ▁pla ins ▁of ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁and ▁covered ▁with ▁Mitchell ▁grass ▁supporting ▁a ▁her d ▁of ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cattle . ▁Harry ▁Red ford ▁and ▁his ▁accomp lices ▁George ▁D ew d ney ▁and ▁William ▁Ro oke ▁st ole ▁between ▁ 6 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cattle , ▁then ▁over land ed ▁the ▁stock ▁approximately ▁ ▁down ▁Cooper ▁Creek ▁to ▁out back ▁South ▁Australia . ▁The ▁tre k ▁took ▁over ▁three ▁months ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁sold ▁the ▁stock ▁for ▁£ 5 0 0 0 ▁to ▁Bl anch ew ater ▁Station . ▁Station ▁employees ▁track ed ▁the ▁her d ▁and ▁Red ford ▁was ▁eventually ▁arrested ▁for ▁the ▁crime . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Hart ley ▁family ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁sold ▁their ▁Bar cal d ine ▁properties . ▁They ▁paid ▁ 9 . 7 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁property ▁that ▁ad jo ined ▁other ▁properties ▁in ▁their ▁port folio . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁ran ches ▁and ▁stations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : St ations ▁( Austral ian ▁agricult ure ) ▁Category : Cent ral ▁West ▁Queensland ▁Category : P ast oral ▁le ases ▁in ▁Queensland ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁power ▁box ▁( USA ) ▁or ▁fe