# Riveren > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Riveren > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Riveren.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riveren > Source revision: 1356068420 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Pastoral lease in the Northern Territory}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Location map|Northern Territory|label=Riveren |position=right |lat_deg=17.904|lat_dir=S |lon_deg=130.227|lon_dir=E |caption=Location in the Northern Territory}} {{coord|17.904|S|130.227|E|type:landmark_region:AU|name=Riveren|display=title}} '''Riveren Station''' is a pastoral lease that operates as a [cattle station](/source/cattle_station) in the [Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory) of [Australia](/source/Australia). Situated approximately {{convert|84|km|mi|0}} north west of [Lajamanu](/source/Lajamanu%2C_Northern_Territory) and {{convert|83|km|mi|0}} south west of [Daguragu](/source/Daguragu%2C_Northern_Territory) in the [Victoria River](/source/Victoria_River_(Northern_Territory)) district, the property was originally part of [Inverway Station](/source/Inverway_Station), which was carved up into Inverway, [Bunda](/source/Bunda_Station) and Riveren Stations. All of the holdings are situated in the headwaters of the Victoria River.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/landline/old-site/content/2014/s4068595.htm|title=Northern Frontier|date=17 August 2014|accessdate=28 December 2018|work=[Landline](/source/Landline_(TV_series))|publisher=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)}} The property shares a boundary with Inverway to the east, [Limbunya](/source/Limbunya) Station to the north, Birrindudu to the south and the Daguragu Aboriginal Land Trust to the east.{{cite web|url=http://pitac.org.au/wp-content/documents2/Part_B_Checklist/4._NT_Pastoral_Map_June_2013.pdf|title=Northern Territory Pastoral Properties|year=2003|accessdate=5 April 2015|publisher=[Northern Territory Government](/source/Northern_Territory_Government)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409202959/http://pitac.org.au/wp-content/documents2/Part_B_Checklist/4._NT_Pastoral_Map_June_2013.pdf|archivedate=9 April 2015|df=dmy-all}} The country is a mix of [black soil](/source/vertisol) plains covered with pastures of [Mitchell grass](/source/Mitchell_grass), Queensland blue and silky brown top grasses. The red dirt country supports stands of [spinifex](/source/Triodia_(grass)).{{cite web|url=http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/news/agriculture/property/general-news/nt-icons-inverway-and-riveren-go-under-hammer-in-july/2551557.aspx|title=NT icons Inverway and Riveren go under hammer in July|date=14 May 2012|accessdate=5 December 2014|work=Queensland Country Life|publisher=[Fairfax Media](/source/Fairfax_Media)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209040357/http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/news/agriculture/property/general-news/nt-icons-inverway-and-riveren-go-under-hammer-in-july/2551557.aspx|archivedate=9 December 2014|df=dmy-all}} The station occupies an area of {{convert|3016|km2|sqmi|0}},{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-06/wa-sandalwood-company-buys-midway-station-nt/3813860|title=WA sandalwood company buys Territory station|author=Kristy O'Brien|date=8 February 2014|accessdate=4 December 2014|publisher=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)}} and in 2012 was carrying a mixed herd of approximately 23,000 cattle.{{cite web|url=http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110712/australia___cattle_staions_passed_in_.aspx|title=Australia - Cattle stations passed in|date=20 July 2012|accessdate=4 December 2014|publisher=Meat Trade News Daily|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208045213/http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110712/australia___cattle_staions_passed_in_.aspx|archivedate=8 December 2014|df=dmy-all}} Mick and Georgia Underwood sold the property in a private sale along with Inverway Station in 2013 to the Indonesian company [Japfa Santori](/source/Japfa_Santori) for an estimated {{AUD}}35 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/cpc-buys-bunda-for-close-to-15m/2718644.aspx?storypage=0|title=CPC buys Bunda for close to $15m|author=Matthew Cranston|date=1 December 2014|accessdate=4 December 2014|work=Farm Weekly|publisher=[Fairfax Media](/source/Fairfax_Media)|archive-date=10 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210133539/http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/cpc-buys-bunda-for-close-to-15m/2718644.aspx?storypage=0|url-status=dead}} The decision came following live export ban on livestock by the [Gillard government](/source/Gillard_government) in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-17/nt-cattle-stations-sold-as-live-export-fall-out-lingers/5673468|title=Live cattle: Northern Territory stations changing hands as fallout from 2011 export ban continues|author=Ginny Stein|date=5 October 2014|accessdate=3 December 2014|publisher=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)}} The station had been passed in at auction in 2012 for {{AUD}}19 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-02/inverway-riveren-sale/4994080|title=Indonesian company buys NT properties|author=Carl Curtain|date=3 October 2013|accessdate=4 December 2014|publisher=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)}} [Terry Underwood](/source/Terry_Underwood) wrote about Riveren in her memoirs, ''In The Middle of Nowhere'' and ''Riveren: My home, Our country''. ==See also== *[List of ranches and stations](/source/List_of_ranches_and_stations) ==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Stations in the Northern Territory --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Riveren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riveren) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riveren?action=history)). 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