Cardross, some 10km west of Goulburn on Gurrundah Road, had received 129mm from Friday up until 11am Sunday. A total 74mm fell on Saturday night.

"It's terrifically wet and we're expecting another downpour next weekend," Mr Milson said.

"The (Wollondilly) river and all the dams are full...and we're marooned on both sides."

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Neighbours had helped move stock to higher ground. Mr Milson said it was the most rain the property had received in one fall for three to four years and would set it up well for spring.

"It's just superb and it's Mother Nature's way of saying she can throw a curly one when she wants to," he said.

"It might be her way of balancing the books and saying 'sorry about the drought.'"

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Mr Milson has been at Cardross, a Chisholm family property, for 41 years. He told The Post his cousin, Clive Milson, always said it was positive to have moisture oozing out of the soil in August, setting the land up for spring.

The 2589-hectare property runs sheep, Angus cattle and crops lucerne. It has received 350mm for the year.

Mr Milson said after a very trying year with the drought, everyone would be happy there was a bright spark for the economy in the rural sector.

Elsewhere, the district reported strong falls, including 180mm at Tallong by Sunday morning, up to 240mm at Baw Baw, 203mm at Boxers Creek, 235mm at Breadalbane, 130mm at Quialigo and about 100mm at Myrtleville, near Taralga

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At Bungonia, grazier Bill Dobbie had received 115mm of rain on his property by 10am Sunday.

It came on top of 29mm that fell in late July at his and wife Rose's holding, Lumley Park, on Oallen Ford Road.

The 115mm has been recorded since Friday and unlike the July rainfall, has generated strong runoff.

"All of our dams are overflowing. It's very good soaking rain and it's still going," Mr Dobbie said on Sunday morning.

"It will be an absolutely fantastic spring."

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