Warbreccan
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Headquarters | Jundah , Australia |
Area served | Queensland outback |
| Products | Cattle, sheep |
Warbreccan Station operates as a pastoral lease functioning as a cattle station situated approximately north of Jundah and to the southwest of Longreach within Queensland's remote outback region. The property is traversed by the Thomson River, which provides it with of double river frontage. Encompassing an area of , the station includes a two-bedroom main residence accompanied by an adjoining three-bedroom unit, as well as a separate three-bedroom dwelling for the overseer. The landscape comprises predominantly pebbly black soil open downs in the southern section and mulga terrain towards the northern part, supporting native grasses such as Mitchell and Flinders grasses.
In 1885, Warbreccan was stocked with 20,000 ewes by its owners at the time, Affleck and Simson. By 1923, while under the ownership of the Australian Pastoral Company, the station experienced the theft of roughly 2,380 sheep.
The Felix Pastoral Company took possession of Warbreccan in 1924 and maintained ownership until it was placed on auction in 1971. In 1936, the property was stocked with around 64,000 sheep and 15,000 cattle and was equipped with a 24-stand shearing shed along with 15 bores fitted with windmills.
At the time of sale in 1971, Warbreccan spanned , divided into 16 paddocks. Between 1963 and 1971, it carried an average livestock population of approximately 20,000 sheep alongside between 600 and 900 cattle.