Erlistoun
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Headquarters | Near Laverton, Western Australia , Australia |
| Products | Cattle, sheep, wool |
Erlistoun Station is a pastoral lease situated in Western Australia, initially established as a cattle station before transitioning into a sheep station.
Positioned approximately north of Laverton and east of Leinster within the Goldfields-Esperance area, the property is traversed by Borodale Creek, which flows from Davis Pool in the northern section down to Namendarra Lake in the southern part of the station.
The lease was originally obtained by Butcher and Uhr in 1904, encompassing land stretching north from Laverton and spanning wide. The station first operated with cattle, driving around 1,000 head from the Kimberley region.
By 1911, ownership had passed to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Firewood Company. At that point, Erlistoun covered an area of and continued its cattle operations. In 1924, the station maintained roughly 5,500 cattle. The property grew to about by 1925 and had incorporated sheep into its livestock; by 1926, it held approximately 7,000 cattle alongside 5,000 sheep. Wool yields averaged 31 bales per 1,000 sheep that year. An additional flock of 4,000 sheep was anticipated later in 1926.
Erlistoun is also notable as the site where Western Australia's first feature film, Down Under, was filmed in 1926 under the direction of Harry Southwell.
In 1929, intense rainfall led to extensive flooding along Borodale Creek, which overflowed across more than of the property. By 1930, sheep numbers had increased to 13,000. That same year saw the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Firewood Company renamed as the Erlistoun Pastoral Company, with directors including Alex Porter, J. McCalmont, and E.H. Jolly.
In more recent years, Erlistoun has encountered issues such as wild dog predation on sheep reported in 2003, impacting several neighboring stations.
Additionally, the station supports gold prospectors by providing guest accommodations within its shearers' quarters.