Fraser Range Station is a pastoral lease and

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located about east of

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on the

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in the Goldfields-Esperance region of

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. The area was visited in 1870 by

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and

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on their expedition to

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. The property has a length of and occupies an area of approximately . In 1891-1892 the Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition visited the station. The photographic record from the expedition included many photographs of local people. Located on the western fringe of the

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Plain the station largely bears little resemblance to the Nullarbor proper. Dense

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hardwood forest dominates much of the area. The trees grow to a height of and are surrounded by a dense undergrowth. From the trees the

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Fraser range rises, the highest point being Mount Pleasant, with an elevation of . The station is to the west of the Nanambinia, Balladonia, and Noondonia stations, which lie to the north and south of Eyre Highway. The

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were the first settlers on the station and arrived in 1872; the station was referred to as "Dempster's Fraser Range Station" in records from the 1890s.

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{{Stations of the Goldfields-Esperance Western Australia Homesteads in Western Australia Stations in Goldfields–Esperance Nullarbor Plain 1870 establishments in Australia

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