Dagworth Station
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Dagworth Station is a cattle station located north-west of Winton in central west Queensland in Australia.[1] It was established in 1876 by Messrs Hunter and Urquhart who were living in a grass hut on the property in 1878 when they were still building up the run.[2] One of the adjoining properties in 1887 was Elderslie Station, which at the time was owned by Sir Samuel Wilson.[3]
In 1894 the station's shearing shed was burned down along with seven others in the district as part of a protest by shearers over wages. The Macpherson family owned the station in the 1890s and early 1900s.[citation needed] Samuel Hoffmeister, who was implicated in these events was later found dead at a nearby billabong. The following year Banjo Paterson visited the station and wrote the lyrics to Waltzing Matilda, said to be inspired by these incidents.[4] The music for the song was arranged by Christina Macpherson, the daughter of the owner of Dagworth and sister of the manager of the property Robert Machpherson.[5]
The station is currently owned by the North Australian Pastoral Company[6] which acquired it in 1995.[7]
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