Bolivia Station in NSW’s New England district sells after 40 years of McAlary family ownership

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Bolivia Station, the historic rural property at Tenterfield in the New England district of northern NSW, has been sold.

It follows tenders closing November 10, when $3 million plus was being sought by Patricia McAlary, the widow of the late Sydney barrister Frank McAlary, QC, the "dancing man" caught on film while twirling his hat in the air down a Sydney street on VP Day in 1945 at the end of World War II.

Given the walk-in, walk-out inclusion of the cattle, the Bolivia price was understood to be closer to $4 million.

First taken up in 1840, Bolivia Station has been owned by the McAlary family for almost 40 years. It was offered with about 500 station-bred cows and about 240 heifers. More than 30 parties inspected the 2,946-hectare property, widely regarded as one of the best in the Northern Tablelands district.

Bolivia Station includes a 243-megalitre unregulated irrigation licence, two sets of cattle yards and an original homestead in need of repair.

It was listed through Ray White Rural Tenterfield agent Bruce Birch, in conjunction with Jim Ritchie of Landmark Harcourts Glen Innes.