Millstream Station is a defunct pastoral lease that was once a
sheep station and
cattle station in
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 ...
. The property is now part of
Millstream Chichester National Park.
It is located approximately south of
Roebourne and east of
Pannawonica in the
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a glo ...
region of Western Australia. The park shares a boundary with
Coolawanyah Station
Coolawanyah Station, also spelt as Coolawaya Station, is a pastoral lease and sheep station located approximately north of Tom Price, Western Australia, Tom Price, south east of Karratha and south west of Port Hedland, in the Shire of Ashbur ...
to the east and
Hamersley Station
Hamersley or Hamersley Station is a pastoral lease and cattle station located between Tom Price and Pannawonica in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The iron ore mining group Rio Tinto manages the station along with several others. T ...
to the south.
The property was located on Millstream Creek, just before it joins the
Fortescue River
The Fortescue River is an ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is the third longest river in the state.
Course
The river rises near Deadman Hill in the Ophthalmia Range about 30 km south of Newman. The river fl ...
, one of the few permanent watercourses in the area and the
Chichester Range.
[
Francis Thomas Gregory was the first European to discover the area during an expedition in 1861. A lease was taken up for the area in 1865 by William Taylor, who ran sheep in the district. Soon after, in 1866, McRae and McKenzie took over the leases and they remained there until 1879.]
See also
* List of ranches and stations
* List of pastoral leases in Western Australia
References
{{Stations of the Pilbara Western Australia
Pastoral leases in Western Australia
Stations (Australian agriculture)
Homesteads in Western Australia
Pilbara