词条 | Yerilla Station |
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|position= |lat_deg=29.472|lat_dir=S |lon_deg=121.826|lon_dir=E |caption=Location in Western Australia}}{{coord|29.472|S|121.826|E|type:landmark_region:AU|name=Yerilla|display=title}} Yerilla Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station but has previously operated as a sheep station. It is located about {{convert|36|km|mi|0}} south east of Kookynie and {{convert|145|km|mi|0}} north of Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The property occupies an area of {{convert|143267|acre|ha|0}} and caters pastoralism. The homestead and four other houses provides 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.[1] The abandoned town of Yerilla is situated within the station boundaries.[2] The company, Yerilla Station Limited, was registered in 1923 with capital of £20,000.[2] The company was composed of Percy Robinson, Duncan Robinson, William Padbury and Charles Seabrook purchased the station from C. W. Marsh in 1925.[3] At the time Yerilla occupied an area of {{convert|300000|acre|ha|0}} and was sold with 400 head of cattle. The new owners installed new fencing and swapped from raising cattle to raising sheep with the purpose of producing wool. 2,000 ewes were introduced to the property which was thought to have a carrying capacity of about 10,000.[3] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://garlandinternational.com.au/properties/yerilla-station/|title=Yerilla Station|year=2013|accessdate=25 March 2014|publisher=Garland International}} {{Stations of the Goldfields-Esperance Western Australia}}2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31202773 |title=Registered Companies |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=3 December 1923 |accessdate=26 March 2014 |page=11 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31868607 |title=Sheep raising|newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=14 July 1925 |accessdate=26 March 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3 : Pastoral leases in Western Australia|Stations (Australian agriculture)|Goldfields-Esperance |
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