Birthplace of Murray Grey cattle breed for sale

Thologolong Homestead, the 1927 Upper Murray Valley holding that pioneered the Murray Grey breed of cattle, has been listed for August 11 auction by Elders.

It’s the homestead built for Keith Sutherland and his wife, Helen, who pioneered the Murray Grey breed of cattle.

Self-taught in genetics, Helen bred the strain of cattle in the 1930s.

The Thologolong property, near Wodonga, has remained in the Sutherland family long after Helen's death in 1986.

Set on Murray River Road, the heritage listed house sits on a 344-hectare property with 40 paddocks. It regularly carries 150 breeders.

The four-bedroom timber homestead was built beside the Murray River of hardwood felled and milled on the property.

It consists of a 10-roomed house, a stable and loft, and a worker's cottage.

The builder was Frank Turner of Albury.

In the 1930s Helen Sutherland developed the Murray Grey breed of cattle from mulberry-coloured animals that had appeared in the Aberdeen Angus herd belonging to her husband's cousin, Peter Sutherland, since before the First World War.

It is Australia's only internationally recognised breed.

The property has been listed by Elders Albury agent Reg Coulston.

More than $1 million is being sought.

The new buyer will likely to build a new residence, leaving the non-descript current heritage-listed residence as a possible museum.