Wirrealpa
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | South Australia |
| Products | Sheep, cattle |
Wirrealpa Station operates as a pastoral lease functioning both as a sheep station and cattle station within South Australia. Positioned approximately southeast of Leigh Creek and northeast of Quorn, it is situated on the eastern flank of the Flinders Ranges.
Spanning an area of , the station has been maintained by the same family lineage for five generations. Its establishment dates back to 1856, with the lease originating in the early 1850s. Ownership transitioned from the Chambers brothers in the late 1850s to Philip Levi, who experienced significant setbacks during the drought of the 1860s. In 1871, John Howard Angus became the proprietor of Wirrealpa.
Constructed in 1860, the shearers' quarters have since been repurposed to accommodate tourists. By 1953, the property extended over and was listed for sale either as a single entity or divided into four separate parcels. At that period, it held a flock of 16,000 sheep, which were not included in the sale. F. H. Fargher and sons acquired a portion of the land along with the eight-bedroom stone homestead from the Mundi Mundi Pastoral Company for £65,688. The Fargher family maintained possession throughout a prolonged drought lasting two decades from 1990 to 2010.
In April 2013, the South Australian Government officially designated the area under the locality name 'Wirrealpa'.
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