Korong Station

Korong is located in Western Australia
Korong
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Location in Western Australia

28°36′43″S 122°00′18″E / 28.612°S 122.005°E / -28.612; 122.005 (Korong)

Korong Station was a pastoral lease that operated as a sheep station in Western Australia.

It is situated approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) west of Laverton and 72 kilometres (45 mi) east of Leonora in the Goldfields-Esperance region. The property adjoins Mount Crawford Station.[1]

Gold was being mined at leases named Korong on the Mount Margaret goldfields in 1898.[2]

The station was established at some time prior to 1914 and was breeding sheep at this time but not heavily stocked as a result of insufficient rain.[3] In 1926 the property was supporting a flock of 5,000 sheep.[4]

The homestead burnt to the ground in 1928 following a fire that started in the kitchen. The stations manager's wife, Mrs Williams, was the only one home when the fire started.[5] The station manager, Mr Williams, was a shareholder in the pastoral company that owned Korong. The property was running about 7,000 sheep at this time, despite it being a dry year.[6]

By 1935 the property was running a flock of 12,000 sheep and shearing produced 250 bales of wool.[7]

Koorong, along with neighbouring Mount Crawford, was owned by Hugo Green in 1947; Green had acquired the property from the Mount Crawford Pastoral Company.[8] In 1948 both properties had a combined flock of 12,000 sheep.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Laverton News". Kalgoorlie Miner. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 25 October 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ "The Mount Margaret Goldfield". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 17 February 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Crop and Station statistics". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 11 February 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Pastoral Activities". Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 25 May 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Leonora District". Kalgoorlie Miner. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 20 August 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. ^ "The Pastoralist". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 31 May 1928. p. 44. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Items of news". Kalgoorlie Miner. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 16 October 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  8. ^ "1000 Sheep begin long trek". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1947. p. 16. Retrieved 25 June 2014.