Nyang Station, often referred to as Nyang and previously known as Wogoola Station, is a pastoral lease that operates 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 Coral Bay and south 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 g ...

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 ...

. Nyang occupies an area of and shares boundaries with Yanrey,

Uaroo Uaroo Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station and has previously operated as a sheep station. It is located about south of Onslow and west of Paraburdoo in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The property share ...

, Winning and Marrilla Stations. The property was established as Wogoola Station in 1891 by a partnership between James Clark and Alexander Cameron. Cameron had previously owned Towera Station, which he had sold the same year. The name Wogoola is the

Indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

name for a waterhole located a few hundred metres away from the

homestead Homestead may refer to: *Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses * Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres *Homestead principle, a legal concept t ...

. In 1951 the station was put up for auction again. The property, carrying a flock of 6,300 sheep, attracted a highest bid of £10,000.

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{{Stations of the Pilbara Western Australia Pilbara Pastoral leases in Western Australia Stations (Australian agriculture) Heritage places of Western Australia 1891 establishments in Australia

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