stock-route

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


When land is first let insurveyed blocks to a Squatter (q.v.), and is, of course,unfenced, the lessee is required by law to leave passagesthrough it from two to four chains wide, at certain intervals,as a right-of-way for travelling sheep and cattle. These arecalled Stock-routes. He may fence these routes if hechooses – – which he very rarely does – – but if he fences acrossthe route he must provide gates or s lip-rails (q.v.),or other free passage.

1896. `The Argus,' May 21, p. 5, Col. 1:

«To-day the Land Board dealt with the application for there-appraisement of the Yantara pastoral holding. The managersaid that owing to deterioration of the feed through therabbits, from 9 to 10 acres were required to carry a sheep. . .. Thirteen trial wells had been put down on the holding, allof which had bottomed on a drift of salt water. Four stockroutes passed through the area, one being the main stock routefrom South-western Queensland. . . . Wild dogs had beentroublesome since the February rains. . . . There wereGovernment bores on the run.»

1896. A. B. Paterson, `Man from Snowy River,' p. 51:

«Now Saltbush Bill was a drover tough, as ever the country knew,

He had fought his way on the Great Stock Routes from the sea to the Big Barcoo.»

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

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