Moonaree Explained

-31.967°N 135.871°W

Moonaree Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in South Australia.

It is approximately 120km (80miles) northeast of Minnipa and 125km (78miles) southwest of Woomera. The property is adjacent to Lake Gairdner in the Gawler Range.^[1]

The station was established prior to 1885. At this time the property was owned by Messrs Davies and Co.^[2]

The area around Moonaree and Kumberta Downs was subjected to a prolonged heat wave in 1894 with a temperature of 170F recorded in the sun at Moonaree at the hottest part of the day with temperatures of 86F recorded two hours after sunset.^[3]

Davies, Todd and Co. placed Moonaree up for auction in 1895 when it occupied an area of 541sqmi and was stocked with over 16,000 sheep and 50 horses.^[4] Acquired by the Hawker brothers, the property was struck by drought in 1902 and plagued by feral dogs.^[5] The Hawkers sold off Moonaree, Carriewerloo, Paralana and Kolenda Station.^[6]

The land occupying the extent of the Moonaree pastoral lease was gazetted by the Government of South Australia as a locality in April 2013 under the name Moonaree.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• List of ranches and stations

Notes and References

1. News: Concerning People . . Adelaide, South Australia . 15 December 1920 . 4 July 2014 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Extension of the mail service. . Adelaide, South Australia . 3 April 1885 . 4 July 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Phenomenal heat on Kumberta Downs.. . Adelaide, South Australia. 4 May 1894 . 4 July 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Advertising. . . Adelaide, South Australia . 20 April 1895 . 4 July 2014 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Conquering the drought . . Adelaide, South Australia . 2 March 1903 . 4 July 2014 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: The Pastoral Industry . . Adelaide, South Australia . 3 August 1906 . 4 July 2014 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
7. Web site: Search result for "Moonaree (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067118) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 2 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
8. Proposed Locality Boundaries for Pastoral Areas . Rack Plan 951 . Government of South Australia . 31 October 2012 . 5 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004500/http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/7018/Rack_Plan_951_Map.pdf . 23 September 2015 . dead .