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head station

British  

noun

  1. the main buildings on a large sheep or cattle farm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The message came from the head station of the radiophone secret service bureau.

From Curlie Carson Listens In by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

The dominie, Guy, and I remained at the hut, while Bracewell and Hector rode off to the head station to give information of what had occurred and to obtain a companion for the poor man.

From Adventures in Australia by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The shepherds do their own cooking, and once a week one of them comes to the head station to be supplied with provisions.

From The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent by Knox, Thomas Wallace

Gracemere head station is on the south side of the Fitzroy River, and is distant seven miles from Rockhampton.

From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward

Then, at a sheep station, we crossed the chain of ponds, following a road leading to Dr. Ramsay's head station, called Balderudgery.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

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