De Grey Station
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De Grey Station is a pastoral lease
formerly a sheep station
and now a cattle station
approx 80 kilometres to the east of Port Hedland on the mouth of the De Grey River
in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia
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Pardoo Station
was established as an outstation of De Grey in 1869 and has a size of over 200,000 hectares. Sheep, breeding mares and camels. Prdoo now runs 6,000 head of cattle.
The station was visited by MacRobertson's
party twice during the Round Australia Expedition in 1928, once on the way to Port Hedland
and then on the journey to Broome
. At this time the manager of the station was Mr John Stewart and 30,000 sheep were being run on the property. The party stayed in the brick homestead, outbuildings and shearing shed
during their visit.
Atlas Iron Limited began mining and shipping Iron Ore from the Pardoo minesite in 2008 which takes up an area of 278ha on the station and is situated approximately 10km South from the station homestead.
Mark Bettini, the station manager at De Grey in 2006, re-established the native Mitchell Grass in preference to the introduced Buffel grass in order to combat the spread of Parkinsonia
in tthe area. He reported that mitchell grass grows better in clay areas and is just as nutritious to cattle
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Pastoral lease
A pastoral lease is Crown land that government allows to be leased, generally for the purposes of farming.-Australia:Pastoral leases exist in both Australian commonwealth law and state jurisdictions....
formerly a sheep station
Sheep station
A sheep station is a large property in Australia or New Zealand whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or south-west of the country. In New Zealand the Merinos are usually in the high country of the South...
and now a cattle station
Cattle station
Cattle station is an Australian term for a large farm , whose main activity is the rearing of cattle. In Australia, the owner of a cattle station is called a grazier...
approx 80 kilometres to the east of Port Hedland on the mouth of the De Grey River
De Grey River
The De Grey River is a river located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The river rises South of Callawa at the confluence of the Oakover and the Nullagine rivers and flows in a west north westerly direction eventually discharging into the Indian Ocean via Breaker Inlet about 80 km North...
in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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Pardoo Station
Pardoo Station
Pardoo Station is a pastoral lease, formerly a sheep station, and now a cattle station approximately 120 km to the east of Port Hedland, Western Australia.-Description:...
was established as an outstation of De Grey in 1869 and has a size of over 200,000 hectares. Sheep, breeding mares and camels. Prdoo now runs 6,000 head of cattle.
The station was visited by MacRobertson's
Macpherson Robertson
Sir Macpherson Robertson KBE was an Australian philanthropist, entrepreneur and founder of confectionery company MacRobertson's.-Early life:...
party twice during the Round Australia Expedition in 1928, once on the way to Port Hedland
Port Hedland, Western Australia
Port Hedland is the highest tonnage port in Australia and largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of approximately 14,000 ....
and then on the journey to Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
. At this time the manager of the station was Mr John Stewart and 30,000 sheep were being run on the property. The party stayed in the brick homestead, outbuildings and shearing shed
Shearing shed
Shearing sheds are large sheds located on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing activities.In countries where large numbers of sheep are kept for wool, sometimes many thousands in a flock, shearing sheds are vital to house the necessary shearing equipment, and to ensure that the...
during their visit.
Atlas Iron Limited began mining and shipping Iron Ore from the Pardoo minesite in 2008 which takes up an area of 278ha on the station and is situated approximately 10km South from the station homestead.
Mark Bettini, the station manager at De Grey in 2006, re-established the native Mitchell Grass in preference to the introduced Buffel grass in order to combat the spread of Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia , also Cercidium , is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 12 species that are native to semi-desert regions of Africa and the Americas...
in tthe area. He reported that mitchell grass grows better in clay areas and is just as nutritious to cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
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