Yarrie or Yarrie Station is a pastoral lease and

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that once operated as a

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, located approximately north east of

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and south east of

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in the

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region of

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. The

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runs through the property. The property currently occupies an area of and is stocked with 5,000 head of cattle. It was acquired by Annabelle Coppin in 2015; she had managed Yarrie for the previous five years, before purchasing the property from her parents. Yarrie has been held by the Coppin family for five generations. The property was established in 1886 by Christopher Coppin, who had arrived in the area in 1873. He built the stone

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that the family live in today. By 1897, the property was stocked with 8,000 sheep. In 1914, the station was being run by Herbert Coppin and was stocked with approximately 15,000 sheep. The station had a good year, receiving of rain in less than six months. Muccan Station has been run in conjunction with Yarrie Station since about 1990 by the Coppin family. In 2015, the station also commenced earthworks to hold annual rainwater runoff for longer to help rehydrate the rangelands in the

catchment area. Surrounding properties including Limestone, De Grey and Warrawagine Stations are also involved in the project.

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{{Stations of the Pilbara Western Australia Stations in the Pilbara 1886 establishments in Australia

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