Ullawarra Station, often referred to as Ullawarra, is a pastoral lease that has operated as a

sheep station A sheep station is a large property ( station, the equivalent of a ranch) in Australia or New Zealand, whose main activity is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or sout ...

but now 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 west of Paraburdoo and south east of Onslow in the

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...

region of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. Ullawarra occupies an area of and shares boundaries with

Glenflorrie Glenflorrie Station, also known as Glen Florrie Station, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station. It is located about south of Pannawonica, Western Australia, Pannawonica and west of Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Paraburdoo in ...

Maroonah Maroonah Station, often referred to as Maroonah, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station. It is located about east of Coral Bay, Western Australia, Coral Bay and south of Onslow, Western Australia, Onslow in the Pilbara region ...

, Kooline, Wanna, Edmund and Amelia Stations as well as the Barlee Range wildlife sanctuary. The country is made up of rugged hills, mountains and ridges, narrow valleys, drainage floors and stony plains. Some narrow floodplains of the Henry River are situated within the station boundaries. In 1979 the property was running about 900 cattle and was able to carry about 1,200 head. Ullawarra was established by Sam Edwards at some time prior to 1897. When Edwards placed the property on the market in 1903 it encompassed an area of and was stocked with 3,000 sheep and 60 head of cattle. The property was bought in 1903 by fellow pioneer A. E. Watts, who remained on the property until 1943. In 1931 an estimated 13,000 sheep were shorn at Ullawarra. The

traditional owners Native title is the set of rights, recognised by Australian law, held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups or individuals to land that derive from their maintenance of their traditional laws and customs. These Aboriginal title rig ...

of the area are the

Tharrkari The Tharrkari, also referred to as the Targari, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Language The Tharrkari spoke one of four dialects of Mantharta language, Mantharta, the other members of the dialec ...

people, who currently lease and manage the station.

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{{Stations of the Pilbara Western Australia Stations in the Pilbara

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