The Rise and Fall of Australia's Most Powerful Cattle Empire: The Kidman Dynasty

The Rise and Fall of Australia's Most Powerful Cattle Empire: The Kidman Dynasty He ran away at thirteen with five shillings and a one-eyed horse. He died controlling three per cent of the mainland. Sidney Kidman wasn't just a cattleman. He was the largest private landholder in modern history. Land bigger than nations. But in December 2016, after a family bred thin, his descendants sold S. Kidman & Co for A$386.5 million. The buyer was Gina Rinehart, a Chinese partner holding a third. Two Chinese bids were blocked first. Today, the Kidman brand still burns into cattle hides on land Australia no longer fully owns. This is the story of how a boy who never owned the country built the biggest empire. And what its sale says about who owns Australia. This is not just the story of Sidney Kidman. It's the story of a nation selling the ground beneath its legend. #SidneyKidman #KidmanStation #AbandonedFactories #LostFactories #IndustrialDecline #AustralianManufacturing