Pastoral Industry Archives - Peter MacDonald Photo

Lifeless Land.

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On November 23, 2020
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Outback Australia’s constant battle with drought. A lifeless landscape with the remnants of what was once the dog fence built to protect sheep grazing country from the ravages of wild dogs.

Old Shearers

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On November 10, 2020
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In an ideal world the bar that drives the shears could have been better positioned but this was not a posed shot. I was more interested in framing the photo to include the dog, the window and the sponteneity of the two old shearers in conversation. It is one of my favorite images from the […]

Buggered!

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 25, 2015
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25-thousand sheep brought in from all parts of a 10-thousand square kilometre station, shorn over 40 days and on their way back to the paddocks. The last day of this mammouth task shows in the eyes and stance of the station manager who’s orchestrated it all….until the same time next year. Simon Robinson, Commonwealth Hill […]

A Sense of Place

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On July 15, 2014
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The Place – Commonwealth Hill station. the second of my assignments for the Best of Outback Stations publication. Commonwealth Hill is a really interesting and remote location, and without going into all the details of the story, a station that has rarely been seen in print before. The photo – early morning drafting of some […]

Last Job of the Day

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On June 1, 2014
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I had the good fortune recently to shoot an extended article on Commonwealth Hill station for the R. M. Williams publication “Best of Outback Stations”. Commonwealth Hill is a vast 10,000 square kilometre sheep station in South Australia, north of Tarcoola. It is in the Woomera rocket testing zone. While I was there they were […]

Electric Light

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 16, 2014
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Electrical storms are good for photographs..either before, during or after the event. There’s a certain blue colour that not seen at other times that has been caught in this picture. The colour is quite pronounced. It’s usually seen in the afternoon on a stinking hot day when the storm clouds are building and there’s a […]

On The Road

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On January 19, 2014
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They say shooting landscapes in the heat of the day is not a good idea. However this road caught my eye for two reasons. 1 , a simple and interesting composition and 2, it illustrates summer in the country. It was well over 40C when I took this shot. I think the glare of the […]

An Outback Lunch

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On July 11, 2013
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A far cry from the streets of Paris. Ringer, Sophie Evans and Lolly escape the midday sun while on a mustering break, Anna Creek Station, far north South Australia

Cattle Country

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 30, 2013
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Head stockman Gordon Warren working a herd of cattle on the Kidman pastoral property at Anna Creek.

Aerial Ops 3

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 23, 2013
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This picture best illustrates for me the vastness of Anna Creek Station. The KIdman station is the largest in the world. The statistics say it is 6 million acres or 24,000 square kilometres and as big or bigger than some countries, but that is hard to imagine. This scene, with the Margaret Range in the […]

Aerial Ops 2

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 21, 2013
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Anna Creek station’s Cessna 172 in action spotting cattle for the ringers on motorbikes below. Without the flying experience of my friend Trevor Wright from William Creek, shots like this would be impossible to achieve.

Aerial Ops 1

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 19, 2013
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Working cattle from the air is an essential part of cattle production these days. On a vast property like Anna Creek Station in South Australia’s far north, using an aircraft to spot cattle spread out over big distances saves time, money and the efforts of the stockmen on the ground.

Jumping Jumbuck

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On April 11, 2013
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Angorichina Station

Farmhouse

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 26, 2013
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The subject of many a story, poem or film, the Australian farmhouse is central to life on the land. It’s a family home, a gathering place, a haven from harsh conditions. This farm house has seen many a long hot summer, drought, crops aplenty and bad, dust storms and good times. It’s been been surrounded […]

The Crows Nest

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 21, 2013
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Anna Creek Station

The crows nest…synonymous with a lookout point high up on the main mast of an old sailing vessel has a different connotation in the cattle industry. When big herds of cattle are brought in from far afield on outback stations, the crows nest is an important part of how they are sorted and processed either […]

Working Dogs

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 18, 2013
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Angorichina Station

The Stand Off. A test of wills where the winner was a foregone conclusion. Angorichina station sheep dogs at work.

Working Dogs

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 17, 2013
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Anna Creek Station, Working Dogs

Head stockman Gordon Warren and his dog Lolly leading the herd with a motorbike rider following along behind. A mix of the old and the new on the S. Kidman and Co. Anna Creek station in far north, South Australia. Lolly is an experienced cattle dog and it is fascinating to watch her at work. […]

Working Dogs

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 14, 2013
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Angorichina Station

Shearing contractors dogs working sheep into races that lead to the interior of the shearing shed. The dogs, here working in pairs, are so active they need to be spelled and are rotated with other teams as thousand of sheep are moved in an out of the shed. Angorichina station, central Flinders Ranges.

Back to Red Country

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On March 12, 2013
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Anna Creek Station

The Margaret Range….Anna Creek Station…Outback South Australia. The Kidman station’s Cessna 172 heads for mustering work on the world’s largest cattle station. Aircraft are a must for modern day cattle production on Australian cattle stations that are often bigger than some nation states around the world.

The Vagaries of Summer

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On February 18, 2013
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