Woolundunga

Woolundunga
Location in South Australia

Coordinates: 32°32′06″S 137°56′35″E / 32.535°S 137.943°E / -32.535; 137.943 (Woolundunga)

Woolundunga Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in South Australia.

It is situated approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Wilmington and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south west of Quorn at the foot of the Flinders Ranges.[1]

The leasehold has been in existence since 1859.[2] The station was put up for auction in 1863. At the time it occupied an area of 128 square miles (330 km2) and was stocked with approximately 15,000 sheep, 500 cattle and 24 horses.[3] In 1864 the property was owned by Charles Swinden.[4]

Walter Kingsmill acquired the property in the 1860s. He also owned Mount Brown, Mount Serle and Mount Chambers Stations.[5]

By 1922 the station were along with Saltia Station in a terrible state, nearly devoid of vegetation, after suffering from drought, overstocking and the effects of rabbits.[6]

A new two storey homestead was built on Woolundunga in 1950, the building was a replica of one that was built in about 1892.[7] Shooting of scenes for the film Kangaroo commenced in the area in late 1950 with Woolundunga temporarily being renamed as Rooloora for American audiences.[8][9]

In 2012 the entire area was ravaged by fire with a total of 600 sheep killed and over 3,000 acres (1,214 ha) burnt out by the area.[10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Original Articles.". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 29 June 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Advertising.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 1 April 1859. p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Advertising.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 11 September 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Local Courts". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 27 October 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "S.A. Northern Pioneers: W. Kingsmill". Government of South Australia. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Memories of the North". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 22 April 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "What goes on?.". The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria: National Library of Australia). 11 September 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ↑ ""Kangaroo" Complete By February.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 23 November 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "First Scenes Shot For "Kangaroo".". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 22 December 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "600 sheep lost in bush fires". Farming News Daily. 29 January 2012.
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