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Ullawarra

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Ullawarra Station
Company typePastoral lease
IndustryAgriculture
Foundedbefore 1897
FounderSam Edwards
Headquarters
Pilbara region
,
Australia
Area served
Western Australia
ProductsCattle grazing, formerly sheep farming

Ullawarra Station, often referred to simply as Ullawarra, is a pastoral lease situated in Western Australia's Pilbara region, which has shifted its focus from sheep farming to cattle grazing.

Positioned roughly west of Paraburdoo and southeast of Onslow, Ullawarra covers an area of . It shares its borders with Glenflorrie, Maroonah, Kooline, Wanna, Edmund, Amelia Stations, as well as the Barlee Range wildlife sanctuary. The landscape features a combination of rugged hills, mountains, valleys, drainage flats, stony plains, and floodplains associated with the Henry River. In 1979, the station supported approximately 900 cattle and had the capacity to sustain up to 1,200 head.

The station was initially established by Sam Edwards prior to 1897 and encompassed when Edwards put it on the market in 1903. At that point, the livestock comprised around 3,000 sheep and 60 cattle. Later in 1903, pioneer A. E. Watts purchased Ullawarra and managed it until 1943. By the year 1931, the station had sheared close to 13,000 sheep.

Currently, the lease and management of the property are held by the Tharrkari people, who are recognized as the traditional custodians of this land.

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