Hamelin Station Reserve

Hamelin Station (also known as Hamelin Pool Station) was a pastoral lease in Western Australia. Since 2015 it has been known as Hamelin Station Reserve, and is owned by Bush Heritage Australia.[1][2]

Hamelin Station
Location in Western Australia

It is located at the south eastern side of the Shark Bay World Heritage area. It is also the location of the Shark Bay stromatolites.[1] The property occupies an area of 202,000 hectares (499,153 acres) including 32 kilometres (20 mi) of coastline.[3]

Sheep station

It has been a sheep grazing station.[4][5] In 1884 the section of telegraph line to Roebourne that passed through the property had been completed.[6]

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References
  1. "Former Shark Bay sheep station becomes conservation treasure trove". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. "Hamelin". Bush Heritage Australia. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Welcome to Hamelin Station". Hamelin Outback Station Stay. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. Hamelin Pool Station, Boolagoorda, Shark Bay, The Co, 1999, retrieved 9 October 2016
  5. "Through the Pastoral Country". Geraldton Guardian. XXI (4837). Western Australia. 21 June 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 9 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Occasional notes". The West Australian. VI (489). Western Australia. 10 May 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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