Paroo Station, often referred to as Paroo, 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 stat ...
.
It is located about north west of
Wiluna and east of
Meekatharra in the
Mid West
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four Census Bureau Region, census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of ...
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 ...
. The
Meekatharra–Wiluna railway used to traverse the property.
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Frederick Albert Crews along with his son C. V. Crews and Reginald Grant acquired Paroo in 1923 and set about stocking the property with sheep.
Crews and Grant put Paroo up for auction in 1927 after they dissolved their partnership. At this time Paroo occupied an area of and was stocked with 5,500 sheep. Approximately had been enclosed by of fencing dividing it into 10 paddocks. Stock were watered by 14 wells, most which were equipped with mills and troughs.
The Crews family retained Paroo and appointed J. C. Baker as station manager.
In 1934 the property was put back on the market after Clarrie Crews fell to ill health. At his time the station occupied an area of and divided into 14 large paddocks. The property boundary was almost completed fenced, falling short of finishing the boundary fence. The property had 21 wells and was stocked with 8,000 sheep.]
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
* S ...
References
{{Stations of the Mid West Western Australia
Stations in the Mid West (Western Australia)