Yarraquin or Yarraquin Station is a pastoral lease that currently 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 ...

and had previously 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 ...

. It is located about east of Cue and north of

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in the

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region of

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. The property occupies an area of approximately of rangeland and has a carrying capacity of approximately 8,400 sheep. It adjoins

Cogla Downs Station Cogla Downs Station is a pastoral lease and sheep station located in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The word ''Cogla'' is the Aboriginal name for the fruit of a climbing plant found in the surrounding mulga country. Description S ...

. The property has two homesteads, the newer of which is a modern five bedroom, two bathroom home. When placed on the market in 2012 the property was running 600 head of cattle. John Herbert Butcher, who owned Yarraquin in 1929, died the same year. The property was retained by the Butcher family who also owned

Meeberrie Meeberrie is a homestead and station name in the Murchison district of Western Australia. The station is situated approximately north of Mullewa. The Butcher family were the first leaseholders of the station and arrived from Victoria in 187 ...

and Nangetty Station. Charles John Butcher, who part owned the property, died in 1931 after falling under the wheel of a wool wagon. When placed on the market for

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in 1934 the station occupied an area of . Leslie Keamy, the prominent

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stud breeder and owner of Cardo Station, once held an interest in Yarraquin and Austin Downs Station.

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{{Stations of the Mid West Western Australia Stations in the Mid West (Western Australia)

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