Middalya Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Gascoyne region, Western Australia |
| Products | Sheep (wool) |
Middalya Station operates as a sheep station under a pastoral lease in Western Australia.
Situated to the southeast of Coral Bay and northeast of Denham within the Gascoyne region, the property is intersected by the Minilya River. The land's original custodians are the Tharrkari people, who presently lease and manage Ullawarra station.
The property encompasses , with roughly in either good or fair condition. It is capable of sustaining a recommended sheep flock of 15,200, with an upper limit of 19,350. The landscape features a combination of sandplains, alluvial and stony plains, along with hilly areas.
Back in 1887, Middalya maintained a flock of 6,000 sheep producing 87 wool bales; this number increased to 16,000 sheep yielding 220 bales by 1890. During the 1880s, J. H. Mansfield—previously the manager at Karratha Station and later owner of Maroonah Station—oversaw operations at Middalya.
Before 1897, ownership transferred to Douglas John Hearman. When put on the market in 1902, Middalya covered and was stocked with 18,000 sheep, 40 cattle, and 80 horses.
A powerful storm in 1907 inflicted considerable damage to both the homestead and its facilities. In the shearing season of 1918, the station shorn 15,500 sheep including 3,000 lambs produced 300 wool bales. By 1923, shearing numbers rose to include 15,936 sheep and 5,208 lambs, resulting in a yield of 525 bales.