Mount Celia Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sheep grazing |
| Founded | before 1898 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia |
Mount Celia Station is a sheep grazing property and pastoral lease situated approximately south of Laverton and east of Kookynie, within the Goldfields-Esperance area of Western Australia.
Established prior to 1898, the station faced early challenges, including an attack in December 1898 when two Aboriginal men assaulted one of the workers.
In 1910, a legal dispute emerged concerning ownership between Charles Robert Heppingstone and Robert John Stewart regarding a sale agreement made in 1905. The matter was escalated to the Supreme Court, where Justice Rooth delivered a verdict favoring Stewart, although he expressed doubts about the reliability of both involved parties.
Mount Celia, along with the adjacent Yundamindera Station, was purchased in 1923 by Mr. T. H. Pearse from Gums Station in South Australia, creating a combined estate covering roughly . Pearse introduced sheep breeds from South Australia, which thrived and resulted in significant lambing success by 1924.
In 1925, the Yundamindera Pastoral Company put Mount Celia up for sale at an auction held in Perth. Despite the lease extending until 1948, the property did not attract any bids.