Ullawarra Station, often referred to as Ullawarra, is a pastoral lease that has operated as a

sheep station A sheep station is a large property ( station, the equivalent of a ranch) in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or sout ...

but now 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 west of Paraburdoo and south east of Onslow 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 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 ...

. Ullawarra occupies an area of and shares boundaries with

Glenflorrie Glenflorrie Station, also known as Glen Florrie Station, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station. It is located about south of Pannawonica and west of Paraburdoo in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and occupies an are ...

Maroonah Maroonah Station, often referred to as Maroonah, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station. It is located about east of Coral Bay and south of Onslow in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Maroonah occupies an area of an ...

Kooline Kooline Station, often referred to as Kooline, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station. It is located about south of Pannawonica and south east of Onslow in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Kooline occupies an area ...

, Wanna, Edmund and Amelia Stations as well as the Barlee Range wildlife sanctuary. The country is made up of rugged hills, mountains and ridges, narrow valleys, drainage floors and stony plains. Some narrow floodplains of the Henry River are situated within the station boundaries. In 1979 the property was running about 900 cattle and was able to carry about 1,200 head. Ullawarra was established by Sam Edwards at some time prior to 1897. When Edwards placed the property on the market in 1903 it encompassed an area of and was stocked with 3,000 sheep and 60 head of cattle. The property was bought in 1903 by fellow pioneer A. E. Watts, who remained on the property until 1943. In 1931 an estimated 13,000 sheep were shorn at Ullawarra. The

traditional owners Native title is the designation given to the common law doctrine of Aboriginal title in Australia, which is the recognition by Australian law that Indigenous Australians (both Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people) have rights ...

of the area are the

Tharrkari The Tharrkari, also referred to as the Targari, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Language The Tharrkari spoke one of four dialects of Mantharta, the other members of the dialect continuum being t ...

people, who currently lease and manage the station.

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{{Stations of the Pilbara Western Australia Pilbara Pastoral leases in Western Australia Stations (Australian agriculture)

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