Thomas McIlwraith
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Sir Thomas McIlwraith was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most politicians of his era, McIlwraith was an influential businessman, who combined his parliamentary career with a prosperous involvement in the pastoral industry.
The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCO) is a large, privately owned, Australian cattle company which operates 13 cattle stations covering over 60,000 km2, managing about 200,000 cattle, in Queensland and the Northern Territory. It produces beef cattle which are grass fed and grain finished before sale to Australian meat processors who onsell beef to domestic and international customers.
Angus cow: the common species utilised by livestock farmers in Australia and particularly by NAPCO in its composite breeding program.
Example format of a cattle feedlot.
Hereford cow: a particular species of cow used by NAPCO. It is particularly used in the Southern Rangelands where it is bred with Angus species in the development of their composite cow breeds.
Ixodes recinus: a variation of tick which can compromise the health of cattle. NAPCO's development of the Knyuna composite possesses a stronger tick resistance in comparison to the Angus and Hereford cattle variations previous relied on by the company.