1880 - 1920
Mr H.P. MacLachlan had ability with stock, particularly sheep and horses, together with a canny ability to ride out the extraordinary drought of 1895/1902 which helped him to succeed.
Welcome to the Jumbuck History
The MacLachlan family, commenced wool growing in an arid zone, (nine inch annual rainfall) pastoral country at Paratoo Station near Yunta, South Australia, in 1888.
Four generations of Jumbuck Pastoral history. To find out more, hover over the images upbove.
2000 - To Date
Fourth generation family members, J.H. and C.H. MacLachlan, have now joined the Board after substantial apprenticeships, honing their skills in the pastoral country.
The company utilizes its economies of scale, which allows sufficiently low costs of production to keep the group viable during down turns in seasons and market fluctuations.
The Fourth Generation have continued with the family interests having worked in the pastoral industry. J.H. (Jock) MacLachlan, served his apprenticeship in North-East South Australia, and C.H. (Callum) MacLachlan on cattle stations in the Kimberley, have joined the board as Directors in 2001.
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1920 - 1960
In the mid to late 1920’s H.P. MacLachlan put up £16,000 to help his keen and energetic son, B.H. MacLachlan, pioneer and develop a substantial area of pastoral country hither-to
disregarded in the North Western Tarcoola area of South Australia. The rate of development was hindered by the Great Depression in the early 1930’s but even so, 250km of vermin proof dog fencing had been erected by 1939 when war broke out and H.P. MacLachlan died. After the 1939/45 war buoyant wool prices allow “B.H.” (as he was known) to accelerate and expand the development program which culminated in Mulgathing
and Commonwealth Hill Stations in the early 1950’s, shearing 100,000 merino sheep between them.
1960 - 2000
Further expansion took place in the 1960’s when the third generation of family, H.G. MacLachlan (current Managing Director) started development of several leases on the
Nullarbor Plain near Rawlinna, which had been opened up for selection by the Western Australian Government in 1962. Difficulties with water at 400 feet and the necessity for dog proof fencing made the development expensive, but today Rawlinna and Madura Plains Stations between them shear 110,000 merinos.
Since then, Jumbuck Pastoral purchased stations in South Australia, and New South Wales which make them one of the biggest private wool growers in the country.
In the early 1990’s the opportunity was taken to invest in beef production in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia. Three stations we purchased focus on the live
export market and turn off 10,000 head annually, shipping predominantly from the port of Broome to the Middle East or South-East Asian ports.
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