Tangadee Station, often referred to as Tangadee, is a pastoral lease that operates as a
cattle station
In Australia and New Zealand, a cattle station is a large farm ( station is equivalent to the American ranch), the main activity of which is the rearing of cattle. The owner of a cattle station is called a '' grazier''. The largest cattle stati ...
.
It is located about south of
Newman
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and north of
Meekatharra in the
Mid West
The Mid West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is a sparsely populated region extending from the west coast of Western Australia, about north and south of its administrative centre of Geraldton and inland to east of W ...
region of
Western Australia
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.
Tangadee occupies an area of and shares boundaries with
Mount Vernon
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,
Bulloo Downs and Mulgul Stations as well as vacant
crown land
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.
Tangadee station was purchased in 1982 by Richard and Joan Day and is currently operated by son Barkley and grandsons Clayton and Ryan Day.
See also
*
List of ranches and stations
This is a list of ranches and sheep and cattle stations, organized by continent. Most of these are notable either for the large geographic area which they cover, or for their historical or cultural importance.
Africa
* Obudu Cattle Ranch
* S ...
References
{{Stations of the Mid West Western Australia
Stations in the Mid West (Western Australia)