Arubiddy Station

Last updated

Australia Western Australia location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Arubiddy Station
class=notpageimage|
Location in Western Australia

Arubiddy Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in Western Australia.

It is located 394 kilometres (245 mi) east of Norseman and 489 kilometres (304 mi) south east of Laverton on the Nullarbor Plain in the Goldfields–Esperance region.

The station occupies an area of 3,144 square kilometres (1,214 sq mi) and has a carrying capacity of 21,000 sheep. [1] The station is composed of open grassland and saltbush with no salt lakes or heavy scrub, all divided into 44 well fenced paddocks that respond quickly after rain. The property has a machinery shed, a six stand woolshed, with extensive weldmesh yards and a drafting facility, and is fenced with 1,650 kilometres (1,025 mi) of fencing. No surface water sources exist and bores are used to water stock. [2] There are a total of 12 bores with 127 kilometres (79 mi) of piping to distribute water about the property. [3]

Arrubiddy was established in 1961 along with other properties in the area, including Rawlinna, Kanandah and Moonera Stations, then later Kybo and Balgair were established. [3]

The current homestead was built in 1969, constructed from brick and has three bedrooms, one bathroom and two loungerooms. Another cottage exists near the homestead with quarters for another twenty staff with mess facilities, known as the shearers' quarters. There is a two bedroom cottage also located near the homestead for an overseer. There is also a three bedroom house located near the highway for another staff member and their family.

The Brown family took over at Arubiddy in the 1970s and continued to improve the property. In 2003 a field trial involving the making of hay out of the native grass, speargrass ( Austrostipa scabra ), at Kanandah station had bales sent to Arubiddy to be used as feed for wethers. The station owners and managers, the Brown family, conducted the trial and found the feed to have environmental and economic benefits. [4]

The property, along with a flock of 17,000 sheep, was passed in at auction in 2009 for A$2.8 million. [1] Arubiddy Station was still on the market for sale as of September 2013.

By 2024, the station was owned by Matthew Lewis, who spoke with ABC Great Southern about operating in the UTC+09:00 time zone, distinct from the "Eucla Time" (UTC+08:45) used in nearby settlements. [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eucla, Western Australia</span> Town in Western Australia

Eucla is the easternmost locality in Western Australia, located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Eyre Highway, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of the South Australian border. At the 2016 Australian census, Eucla had a population of 53.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mundrabilla, Western Australia</span> Community in Western Australia

Mundrabilla is in a very sparsely populated area in the far south east of Western Australia. The two significant features are Mundrabilla Roadhouse and Mundrabilla Station, which are approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) apart. At the 2016 census, Mundrabilla had a population of 23, 32% male and 68% female. The time zone in use is UTC+08:45.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheep station</span> Landholding for raising sheep

A sheep station is a large property in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or south-west of the country. In New Zealand the Merinos are usually in the high country of the South Island. These properties may be thousands of square kilometres in size and run low stocking rates to be able to sustainably provide enough feed and water for the stock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madura, Western Australia</span> Town in Western Australia

Madura is a small roadhouse community located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia, on the Roe Plains. It is 1,253 kilometres (779 mi) from Perth. It is at the foot of the escarpment next to the Madura Pass down from the Nullarbor Plain. UTC+8:45 is the local time zone in use.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rawlinna Station</span> Pastoral lease in Western Australia

Rawlinna Station is a pastoral lease and sheep station located about 339 kilometres (211 mi) east of Kambalda in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The locality of Rawlinna and the Trans-Australian Railway are situated along the boundary of the station. It is the largest sheep station in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madura Station</span> Pastoral lease in Western Australia

Madura Station, also known as Madura Plains, is a pastoral lease and sheep station located about 700 kilometres (435 mi) east south east of Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is within the locality of Madura and the Eyre Highway runs along the boundary of the station.

Beringarra Station, most commonly referred to as Beringarra, is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but is currently operating as a cattle station in Western Australia.

Yarraloola or Yarraloola Station is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but is currently operating as a cattle station in Western Australia.

Balgair or Balgair Station is a pastoral lease, currently operating as a cattle station and previously as a sheep station. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Rawlinna and 374 kilometres (232 mi) east of Kambalda on the Nullarbor Plain in the Goldfields of Western Australia. The surface land system is described as a "deflated limestone plain" that has severe erosion in parts. Balgair is bordered to the south by Arubiddy Station and also shares a border with vacant crown land.

Yuinmery Station is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station and currently operates as a cattle station. It is located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) south west of Sandstone and 127 kilometres (79 mi) south east of Mount Magnet in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The western boundary of the station adjoins Youanmi Downs and the southern boundary adjoins vacant crown land and Cashmere Downs Station.

Karbar or Karbar Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station and has previously operated as a sheep station.

Wonganoo or Wonganoo Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station and had previously operated as a sheep station.

Mount Narryer or Mount Narryer Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station and had previously operated as a sheep station.

Wyloo Station, often referred to as Wyloo and previously known as Peake, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station and cattle station.

Kinclaven Station, often referred to as Kinclaven, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station.

Redcliffe Station, also often spelled Redcliff, is a pastoral lease operating as a sheep station in South Australia.

Witchelina Nature Reserve, in South Australia, is situated on a former pastoral lease known as Witchelina that had operated as both a sheep station and cattle station, before being converted into a nature reserve by the Nature Foundation. The station gave its name to the locality of Witchelina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weebo Station</span> Pastoral lease in Western Australia

Weebo or Weebo Station is a pastoral lease that has operated as both a sheep and cattle station located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Leinster and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north west of Leonora in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The name comes from an Aboriginal word wipu meaning "tail".

Mount Florence Station, often referred to as Mount Florence, is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station.

Barrambie Station is a pastoral lease that has previously operated as a sheep station but now is a cattle station in Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Arubiddy passed in". Weekly Times. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Arubiddy Station" (PDF). Elders Limited. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Technical Bulletin – An inventory and condition survey of the Western Australian part of the Nullarbor region. No. 97" (PDF). Department of Agriculture. December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. ↑ G.L. Krebs, R.R. Rouda and S.P. Van Wyndgaarden (2003). "On-station Production of Native Speargrass Hay in Western Australia" (PDF). Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Goerling, Samantha; Collins, Andrew (30 March 2024). "Central Western Time, affectionately known as 'Eucla time', is WA's lesser-known second time zone". ABC Great Southern . To simplify the matter, Arubbidy Station — located between Balladonia and Eucla — operates off its own time, distinct to Eucla time, according to owner Matthew Lewis. "If you go through Caiguna, [the sign] says move your clocks back 45 minutes. We say we're not that smart really so we just go with one hour, so we're one hour on from WA," he said.

31°48′32″S125°55′30″E / 31.809°S 125.925°E / -31.809; 125.925

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.