Mr Zuill, who has country at both Ebor and Guyra, paid $4.5 million for the 538 hectare (1330 acre) property located at Wongwibinda, about 70km north east of Armidale.

The property is described as highly arable with established perennial pastures, a strong fertiliser history, well watered with a high carrying capacity. The property is well fenced and has a central laneway system to the cattleyards. 

Infrastructure includes a four bedroom home, four bedroom cottage, modern American barn style machinery shed fitted with five stables and a tack room, a four bay machinery shed, workshop, hayshed, and two sets of cattleyards. 

The main yards have significant capacity and feature a steel design, drafting pound, curved race with catwalk, weigh box, under cover crush and off scales drafting system. The second yards are a steel design complete with drafting pound, race, vet crush and load out facility.

There is also a two stand shearing shed and two cottages in close proximity. 

Located on the desirable Eastern fall, the Wongwibinda precinct is said to have a long standing average annual rainfall of about 916mm.

Springdale has been operated a self replacing cow herd, selling weaner steers and surplus to requirement females. 

Andrew Starr and Lachlan Cullen from Ray White Rural in Guyra/Armidale handled the marketing.