Yerilla 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 stat ...
but has previously operated as a sheep station.
It is located about south east of
Kookynie and north of
Kalgoorlie 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 ...
. The property occupies an area of and caters for
pastoralism
Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as " livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The a ...
. The homestead and four other houses provide a tennis court and swimming pool. The property is able to carry 10,000 sheep or 1,400 head of cattle and is watered by a quality underwater supply.
The abandoned town of
Yerilla is situated within the station boundaries.
[
The company, Yerilla Station Limited, was registered in 1923 with capital of £20,000.]wool
Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...
. 2,000 ewes were introduced to the property, which was thought to have a carrying capacity of about 10,000.[
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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 Goldfields-Esperance Western Australia
Pastoral leases in Western Australia
Stations (Australian agriculture)
Goldfields-Esperance