Yarragadee Station

Yarragadee Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station.

Yarragadee
Location in Western Australia

It is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Mingenew and 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Mullewa in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The station is located along the Irwin River and occupies an area of 4,000 acres (1,619 ha).[1]

The property was established by Michael Morrissey[2] at some time prior to 1886 and was well known by that time.[3]

Francis Pearse, who already owned a store in the area,[4] acquired Yarragadee in the 1903.[5] for which he paid £10,600.[6]

Yarragadee is near Yatharagga - an area associated with a number of space related tracking systems.

See also

References
  1. "Geraldton". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 13 June 1903. p. 19. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. "Local and general". Geraldton Guardian. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 12 March 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. "Classified Advertising". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 5 August 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. "The Three Springs Database". Carnamah Historical Society. 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. "Sale of a Station". Kalgoorlie Miner. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 8 June 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  6. "West Australia". Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 9 June 1903. p. 32. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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