Billiluna Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cattle station |
| Predecessor | Sturt Creek Pastoral Company Limited |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | Kimberley region , Australia |
Area served | Kimberley region, Western Australia |
Key people | Mark Gordon (manager, as of 2013) |
| Products | Cattle |
| Owner | Aboriginal Lands Trust (as of 2013) |
Billiluna Station operates as a cattle station under a pastoral lease in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is situated approximately north of Balgo and south of Halls Creek. The station's designation originates from a pool found in Sturt Creek, which was documented by Alfred Canning during his 1907 survey of the Canning Stock Route.
Originally registered in 1920 as the Sturt Creek Pastoral Company Limited, the enterprise later became known as the Billiluna Pastoral Company Limited. In 1922, the station was the site of a fatal event involving the deaths of manager Joseph Condren and worker Tim O'Sullivan. This incident led to a police punitive mission referred to as the Sturt Creek massacre, which had profound effects on Indigenous populations in the area.
By 1925, Billiluna Station encompassed an area of , featuring facilities such as a two-room dwelling, beef house, harness storage, four separate yards, and a securely fenced paddock for horses. The livestock included roughly 2,500 cattle alongside around 40 horses. Notably, transportation advancements were marked by the arrival of the first automobile—a Armstrong Siddeley—that completed a journey across the Kimberley to reach Billiluna.
Following the closure of the Canning Stock Route in early 1925, the station was compelled to reroute cattle shipments through Wyndham instead of utilizing overland stock pathways. Although the Billiluna Pastoral Company petitioned for reopening the route, government assessments estimated repair costs at £5,625 and projected six months of labor, resulting in denial.
Traditionally, cattle from Billiluna were driven along the Canning Stock Route toward southern markets. As of 2013, ownership of the lease resided with the Aboriginal Lands Trust, with management overseen by Mark Gordon.