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 existed since 1859.[2] The station was put up for auction in 1863 and sold to Charles Swinden.[3] At that time it occupied an area of 128 square miles (330 km2) and was stocked with approximately 15,000 sheep, 500 cattle and 24 horses.[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 was in a terrible state, nearly devoid of vegetation, as a result of drought, overstocking and the effects of rabbits.[6]
A new two-storey homestead was built on the Station in 1950, a replica of one built in about 1892.[7]
In late 1950, scenes for the film Kangaroo were shot on Woolundunga, and the Station was temporarily renamed as Rooloora for American audiences of the film.[8][9]
In 2012 the entire area was ravaged by fire, killing 600 sheep and burning out 3,000 acres (1,214 ha).[10]
