About Trilby Station

Following above average rainfall and flooding of the Darling River in both 2011 and 2012 (where Trilby was isolated by road for three months each time!! Mail, stores and of course the Murray's had to be air-lifted in/out during that period), Trilby Station spent the ensuing years in the grip of drought, as so often happens in these semi arid regions of Outback NSW.

With no rain of any significance since September 2016, Liz and Gary have been hand-feeding around 17,000 Merino sheep since October 2017, a time consuming and incredibly expensive exercise ... constantly looking to the skies for rain and de-stocking (starting with their oldest sheep) as required. As you can imagine, they were absolutely delighted to receive 123 mls of slow, soaking rain over Easter 2019, bringing an end to the constant task of handfeeding hay and barley to their livestock. Yeehaaa!

Flooding rains across outback QLD in March 2019 resulted in an excellent volume of water coming down the Warrego River, which joins the Darling above Louth, giving a nice flow in the river now. The fish are biting, the pelicans are prolific and the canoeing relaxing!!
Now is as good a time as any to explore Outback NSW, our property and the Darling River Run. And let me tell you, the wildflowers will be absolutely amazing throughout winter and spring.

Trilby Station is situated near the village of Louth, 125km south west of Bourke, NSW Australia, on the Darling River Run. They are well signposted on the western/northern side of the river.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT RELY ON GPS WHEN TRAVELLING IN THE OUTBACK....UNLESS YOU ARE HAPPY TO BE LED 'UP THE GARDEN PATH'.

Driving directions are located on the Contact Tab of this website, or you may wish to take the time to look at a good map, such as that found on the Outback Beds Website which you can download online, or call 1800 005 298 for a free copy.

Trilby Station History:

Once a part of the legendary million acre Dunlop, first in the world to complete a sheep shearing by mechanical means in 1888, Trilby Station is 320,000 acres these days, running Merino sheep and an extensive goat enterprise. The Murray family trace their settlement on the Darling River near Louth back six generations to 1860 when Andrew Murray, from County Galway, Ireland, purchased 60 acres of land for 60 pounds sterling, building the Shamrock Inn.

With husband Gary, and children Alex, Tom, AJ and Will, your host Liz thrives on life in the outback. Her vision is to inspire visitors to the station to begin to understand the powerful lure of such an outback lifestyle.