Angepena
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Founder | John Baker |
| Headquarters | Angepena, South Australia , Australia |
| Products | Sheep, cattle |
| Owner | Nicholls family |
Angepena Station functions as a pastoral lease and is utilized as a sheep station within South Australia.
Situated approximately southeast of Leigh Creek and north of Adelaide, Angepena was founded in 1855 by John Baker, who had secured the Angepena and Pernunna leases the year before. Baker appointed John Stewart to oversee station management. After a 1856 event involving the killing of a hut-keeper, Baker sought police assistance, which resulted in establishing a police outpost staffed by four troopers.
By 1888, the property spanned . Ownership transitioned to J. Snell by 1904, and the Snell family remained residents until at least 1966. That same year, the Waraweena owners purchased Angepena, with management under Mr and Mrs SW Nicholls.
In 2007, Angepena was placed on the market and nearly acquired by the youth organization Operation Flinders. Nevertheless, the traditional custodians, the Adnyamathanha people—who had aimed to acquire land in the area for eight years—objected to the transaction. Consequently, Mr SW Nicholls withdrew from the sale and transferred ownership to his son and daughter-in-law, Mr & Mrs AS Nicholls.
The South Australian Government formally designated the land as the locality "Angepena" in April 2013.
Currently, Angepena operates as both a sheep and cattle station and has been under continuous ownership and management by the Nicholls family for over five decades.
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