Killarney Station, Victoria River District, NT

On Killarney Station, in the heart of the Northern Territory’s Victoria River District, wisdom and experience combine with youth and energy to underpin long-term professional and personal growth. OUTBACK visited the Jumbuck Pastoral property on assignment for Stations magazine.
This film was produced for OUTBACK Stations magazine in 2021. Get a copy of the latest edition at www.outbackmag.com.au/stations-magazine/

[@michaelfoort2592]

Leadership that oozes quality, humanity and caring

[@aleckruger5580]

More jobs like this could solve a lot of the youth problems

[@79series]

positive influences

[@yummy8560]

gen z's are snowflakes

[@sophiewellman920]

Especially with the responsibility of caring for 5 horses. That can really give youths like me a sense of accomplishment which a lot of us lack

[@dakotahstr]

Soon right!

[@rodneygillespie9212]

You people are the backbone of this country.

[@Boogleye]

Don't ever change, Camps make young people skilled, A pleasure to watch someone doing it well ,

[@duncancd5375]

Wish I had known about this when I was young enough to do it. Kudos to station managers and staffs

[@dmystify1381]

my next Life i reckons.

[@alanweber6805]

I like what you are doing everyone is treated like one of the family young people so need that today

[@nicholaskearney678]

Best thing I have seen on YT. Wish I was 20ish experiencing the great days on a horse,among mates. Superb Killarney, Kearney from NZ, Irish from Kerry . Lucky us, down-under, free

[@michaelmolloy365]

Goodonya mate for making a place for young people who have a calling.

[@EchoBravo370]

So much respect for what you do.

[@elisesutton2366]

Wish i was young again. Would love to do something like this

[@clairemcleod8676]

Great video and good sensible interviews too. So nice to see such professional and responsible attitudes to cattle, horses and staff. So very different to the stations I worked on in the 1980s - where getting people and animals hurt seemed like the managers favourite pastime. 🤦🏼‍♀️ If I'm ever looking to work on a station again, these fellas will be the ones I'll contact. 👍🏼

[@MrMarkguth]

Yep, I had a few false starts, love to have my time again, still visit the bush when ever possible

[@trentfrancis4646]

I remember going over to Killarney station many years ago when the Tapp family where still there. They held a horse sale and camp draft on the station, must have been around the time when Elders rural where selling the place as it had gone into receivership. I was working down the road at Humbert river station. The life in a stock camp teaches you that hard work won't kill you. I guess we worked on average 15 to 16 hours every day from Monday to Sunday. We would spend 4 months at a time in camp lived under a tree in a swag with a bag full of work clothes and nothing else. The head stockman was paid $400 a week , could you imagine Gen X and Y doing these hours for this sort of money.

[@caseyhansen4567]

Nice to see my brothers and sisters down under ,good horsemanship and stock handling seems like my people here in California

[@txman276]

I grew up on a family ranch in the Texas Panhandle (US). Neat to see how folks do things elsewhere in the world, the equipment, lifestyle and whatnot.

[@nicholaskearney678]

Wowderful doco, the muster, the horses,the out back life looks sublime. Kapai from NZ.

[@markpistorius5428]

Loved the King Ropes, Sheridan Wyo. hat.

[@rogerpilkenton4519]

Thanks for the trip. I appreciate your program as best I understand. I'm a Yank with an aussie half-brother who I'd love to visit, and if I were to do so, I'd surely love to check our one of your stations. Quarter horses are for me. We don't see much of the Brahma or such breeds of cattle in our area, but keeping them quiet while working them reduces the shrink and save the dollars. Stay well and safe.

[@giuseppeaudino697]

Very good video very good country Enjoy watching the beautiful beautiful animals from Buckland west Australia 🙏👋🤗👍🍻

[@kimlock9440]

Beautiful country you do such a great job 🐴

[@58dunc]

Those scenes remind me a stint I did on Anthony’s Lagoon in 76. The place had gone into receivership and we had to do a bang tail muster on the lot. Some experience for a newbie who couldn’t even ride. A few months on and a Booralooa rodeo I almost passed as a poor ringer 😂. Thanks a lot for the vid .

[@bobbythompson3544]

Awesome Video

[@geemongo6217]

Thanks good video. I was in stock camps up that way in the early 1980s. Interesting to see how many things have changed... just the old blokes used to say to us back then! Keep up ther good work guys.

[@mickeymortimer4407]

yeah me too, late 80's, couldn't see any poly pipe being used in the yards, being a bit more patient with the cattle, slowing things down, traditional way, keeping the choppers out from the mob. I remember being on the tail of a mob and a chopper drop down over us, my young horse didn't like it at all. I was gesturing angrily up at him. The pilot thought we were moving too slowly I think

[@peterbaylis2111]

Great Vidio Plus the Workers are Taught Properly

[@rogerpilkenton4519]

Oh, yeah. And I liked the map picture in the beginning of your video. It helps to orient us "strangers" to your land.

[@bobbythompson3544]

So much common sense in the process!

[@joanlovelace7338]

Great way to run your ranch. Nothing better than a good Quarter Horses. Koodos to the ladies!!

[@Franksssss]

6 more years me and missus are on the road for aslong as we want, this is the sort of work I love and always wanted to do. Grew up in the bush, roughing it, camping, 4wding etc etc. Qualified mechanic, qualified boily, Qualified in 3d cad. Sign me up.

[@brentmcd12]

excellent!

[@bennettcramer5311]

Always liked carting kilarney cattle always a pleasure

[@loricharpentier1654]

That's a lot of work! Hope no one gets hurt...

[@soniask930]

❤

[@Bossladyone2]

I used RM Williams leather cleaner on saddles and other pieces of leather when I lived in Cali

[@edgarkyeyune7729]

❤ this. 🐿️🌨️🍃

[@ponyrang]

Wow, My best friend, Wonderful video dear. I enjoyed watching. Hope to see you soon...

[@jacobhosteen3439]

How do I get information for this program will to learn new ways of handling cattle ? Awesome video

[@MyColea]

Yea I would like to know to

[@fortunec7461]

Same here, would love to work there

[@alingurusi7755]

I like what your doing

[@bobbythompson3544]

Was this property part of Victoria River Downs? The biggest cattle station anywhere!

[@rmwilliamsoutbackmagazine]

Yes, it was!

[@InTheDarknessWhereIDwell]

No it wasn't part of Victoria River Downs.

[@davidcroucher8697]

Just watching makes you want to give it a go. Sounds like there a very supporitve bunch who cater to thoes who dont have much knowledge of the cattle farm working.

[@gregjohnson1123]

is 66 to old to start your course ? nice vidio

[@jonathondunne1905]

Killarney lovely part of ireland must of been named after it by the owners

[@discodags68]

i never been on a property in over 30 year or ridden a horse either in that time i use to break them aswell in the late 70, 80s

[@Florida239]

Do y’all not rope cattle on while horseback ? I noticed there wasn’t any horns on y’all’s saddles

[@Bojangles6]

Isnt the neighbors spread called Killarney on "Mcleods Daughters"?

[@edennorthyt8702]

glad im not the only one who though this

[@stefanxt350]

wow :-)

[@juanmartinmartinezmartinez8548]

trabajar con animales el ganado es pesado y a la vez si te gusta lo disfrutas tienes esa liberta de la naturaleza y ala ves decidir si ay un animal quebrado que hacer curarlo o matarlo son decisiones difíciles

[@willemvandervegt4087]

What happened to Bill Tapp?

[@cooperclark2526]

Any body know what is the brand of the over the shoulder holsters there wearing are ?

[@rmwilliamsoutbackmagazine]

The manager Jamie is using a leather holster from Kent Saddlery. Most of the others are from JB UHF Harnesses.

[@dustinclark8186]

What breed are these

[@rmwilliamsoutbackmagazine]

The cattle are Brahman.

[@christine6986]

Horses are loyal 😂😆 project x

[@Airspace12]

So sorry to hear about the lost of the 30 horses. Sure hope the shooting club and the shooter are held accountable. This should be taken seriously any more info would be appreciated.

[@uttramp]

maybe, but China growth is linked to tech, would you do worst performance?

[@CQuinnLady]

I reckon youths today should be given 2 choices when they have run in's with the cops.... 1) join the military ... 12 month stint should sort them out. 2) join a station like this. The outback would start to thrive again.

[@christine6986]

Deeds of seed

[@Scott.Silburn]

Can I have a job, then...? 😄

[@robertneven7563]

cow s you move on horseback, ,not with motorcyiclles

[@JenE3377]

Beautiful fat cattle.

[@markissboi3583]

au 🦜- 1970s 1st job worked on a station drove tractors and learnt to ride a 17.5 hand horse within an hr then sent Droving 2.500 head sheep over 150 miles vic even though the pay was less than the dole in 70s & deducted 1/2 our pay for board $25 worth the experience to look back on then left for the city 35yrs L8tr still think its more an older mans job its all about the Serenity of the bush

[@markissboi3583]

2 other lads all same age the boss who can ride a horse No one answered i looked & said i have :) that got me started Droving Just push on stirrups as the horse hits the ground you soon learn to ride without Bouncing about in the saddle took 1/2hr i wanted to jump fences after that NO it dont know how the farmers son told me itll throw u into the barb wire and cut u too pieces OH OK trots off to move cattle 1st job the droving job came weeks after .