Warrioota
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Headquarters | Near Leigh Creek , Australia |
Area served | South Australia |
| Products | Sheep, cattle |
Warrioota Station is a pastoral lease functioning as a sheep station in South Australia, situated approximately southwest of Leigh Creek and northwest of Blinman. It shares boundaries with Nilpena Station and lies adjacent to Lake Torrens. The landscape consists of gently rolling saltbush and sandhill terrain accompanied by grassy plains.
Following the deaths of proprietors W. L. Whyte and Peter Whyte in 1913, their executors sold the property to Walter Henry McFarlane. By 1920, the station was stocked with roughly 2,000 sheep and 270 cattle when McFarlane placed it on the market. T. H. Pearse, owner of Gums Station, acquired Warrioota for £10,000 and appointed William Place as the station manager. After enduring several dry seasons, rainfall in 1921 significantly enhanced pasture conditions.
In 1923, Grant Matheson purchased Warrioota from Pearse for £11,000; he was also the owner of the adjacent Nilpena Station. At that time, Warrioota spanned with a flock of 1,800 sheep and a herd of 300 cattle. Facing challenges from wild dogs, Matheson intended to construct extensive vermin-proof fencing along the northern boundary. By 1926, Matheson was overseeing approximately 15,000 sheep across both Warrioota and Nilpena stations, which together covered .
In 1947, the Nilpena Pastoral Company placed both Nilpena and Warrioota on the market as a combined parcel totaling . These properties featured 14 sheep paddocks supplied by six wells and three bores. Included in the sale were the stone homestead at Nilpena and the weatherboard homestead at Warrioota.
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