Lake Wells Station, often referred to as Lake Wells, is a pastoral lease that operates as a
cattle station
In Australia and New Zealand, a cattle station is a large farm ( station is equivalent to the American ranch), the main activity of which is the rearing of cattle. The owner of a cattle station is called a '' grazier''. The largest cattle stati ...
.
It is located about north of
Laverton and east of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...
in the
Goldfields-Esperance region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
Les Smith owned the property in 2013 and had been experiencing problems with
stock theft for the previous nine years with thieves taking over 500,000 worth of stock during this time.
The property was placed on the market in 2013 when it occupied an area of and was stocked with 1,000 head of cattle.
See also
*
List of ranches and stations
This is a list of ranches and sheep and cattle stations, organized by continent. Most of these are notable either for the large geographic area which they cover, or for their historical or cultural importance.
West Africa
*Obudu Cattle Ranch
* SO ...
References
{{Stations of the Goldfields-Esperance Western Australia
Goldfields-Esperance
Pastoral leases in Western Australia
Stations (Australian agriculture)