It was established in 1883 by John Cook.[1] Cook originally selected 90,000 acres (36,422ha) of land which later acted as the home station. Additional plots were added and the property occupied 274,000 acres (111,000ha) in 1933.[2]
The Cook family were long associated with the station,[3] originally focusing on cattle and later sheep.[4][2][5]
Life in the isolated station was not without hardships, and in particular wild dogs.[6][7][8]
↑ "Norseman news". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol.55, no.14, 496. Western Australia. 2 September 1949. p.3. Retrieved 4 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Dingoes and wild dogs". Western Mail. Vol.XXXVIII, no.1, 949. Western Australia. 7 June 1923. p.4. Retrieved 4 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
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