s ▁he ▁had ▁stock ed ▁the ▁run ▁with ▁mer ino ▁sheep . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁high ▁quality ▁w ool , ▁a ▁reputation ▁based ▁largely ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁free ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁p ests ▁common ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁past ures . ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁run ▁achieved ▁a ▁record ▁price ▁for ▁its ▁w ool ▁clip . ▁Luke ▁also ▁ran ▁pon ies ▁and ▁Dev on ▁cattle ▁on ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁During ▁Luke ' s ▁ownership ▁The ▁Queensland er ▁featured ▁" the ▁pictures que ▁hom est ead ▁of ▁Ball ande an ▁station " ▁in ▁its ▁issue ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁The ▁author ▁described ▁the ▁main ▁residence ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century , ▁but ▁the ▁offices , ▁stores , ▁st ables ▁and ▁yards ▁were ▁of ▁more ▁recent ▁date . ▁Although ▁much ▁reduced ▁in ▁size , ▁the ▁station ▁still ▁had ▁ 2 2 ▁p add ock s ▁and ▁a ▁" park - like " ▁appearance ▁with ▁rich ▁grass es ▁and ▁abund ant ▁water . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁Ball ande an ▁has ▁under g one ▁several ▁changes ▁in ▁ownership . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁a ▁cav ity ▁brick ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁residence . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁significance ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁her itage ▁boundary ▁for ▁Ball