The property was once part of Victoria River Downs Station .
The property was resumed as part of a returned servicemen scheme in 1952 and taken up by the Vanderluers family who won the leasehold in a ballot .
The property was once part of Victoria River Downs Station but was resumed as part of a returned servicemen scheme in 1952 and taken up by the Vanderluers family who won the leasehold in a ballot .