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and was running sheep. The men had sunk several wells and also acquired a 1,165 km (450 sq mi) block of land for £3.000 from M. Wooldridge of Arcoona Station to enlarge the run, which was stocked with 17,000 sheep and was having a
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and processing plant is found in the north west of the station. The company also holds the lease for three other properties the surround the operations; Roxby Downs, Purple Downs and Stuart Creek Stations.
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from the year's clip. In 1885 the station encompassed an area of 3,515 km (1,357 sq mi) and was stocked with 45,000 sheep, 200 cattle and 250 horses. The same year 680
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followed, but heavy rains arriving again in 2007 with 4 in (112 mm) of rain over two days and floodwaters coming within 20 metres (66 ft) of the homestead.
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By 1901 the lease had been abandoned like many others in the area but left under a caretaker, the property encompassed an area of 1,240 square miles (3,212 km).
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erected. By 1884 the 1,357-square-mile (3,515 km) property was stocked with 45,000 sheep, 900 cattle and 250 horses. It produced 480
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who saw the flashes of colour reflected from opals embedded in a hillside after a thunderstorm. The town site of
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In 1949 Andamooka occupied an area of 3,108 km (1,200 sq mi) and was managed by Lloyd Pollard.
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The land occupying the extent of the Andamooka Station pastoral lease was gazetted by the
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The area had good rains in 1984 with the lakes partially filled, some years of
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The station was established in 1872. In 1880 the property was owned by Messrs
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and occupies an area of 2,500 square kilometres (965 sq mi). BHP's
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were produced. By 1893 the property was owned by Messrs Beaton and Young.
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The landscape is composed mostly of Arcoona tablelands vegetated with
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people. The name "Andamooka" is a combination of two of words in the
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It is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) north east of
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meaning "loaded bone" or "powerful bone", which is a reference to
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as a locality in April 2013 under the name "Andamooka Station".
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had become problematic in the area and were killing stock.
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Andamooka Station, South Australia
Andamooka is located in South Australia
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30°26′59″S 137°09′50″E / 30.4497°S 137.164°E / -30.4497; 137.164 (Andamooka)


pastoral lease
sheep station
cattle station
South Australia
Roxby Downs
Lyndhurst
ephemeral
Lake Torrens
Arcoona
Stuart Creek
Mulgaria Station
Roxby Downs Station
Purple Downs
saltbush
bluebush
BHP
Olympic Dam mine
traditional owners
Kuyani
Aboriginal Australian
Kuyani language
bone pointing
retribution
John McDouall Stuart

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