Mount Keith Station Explained

Mount Keith Station is a pastoral lease in Western Australia.

It is located approximately 72km (45miles) north of Leinster and 81km (50miles) south of Wiluna.

The station is named after nearby Mount Keith, which was named after Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore by the explorer David Lindsay during the 1891 Elder expedition though the area.[1] Mining leases became available in the area in 1895 following an expansion in the Murchison goldfields.[2]

In 1928 the property occupied an area of 220000acres and was owned by a syndicate whose principal figure was H. E. Vail, who also owned the Wiluna gold mine.[3]

The 2330000NaN0 property stocked with 4,400 sheep was sold by Robert Oldham in 1950 to John Jones of Boogardie Station.[4]

See also

References

-27.2767°N 120.5056°W

Notes and References

  1. News: The Elder Expedition . . . 23 February 1893 . 5 December 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: The extension of the Murchison fields. . . . 26 April 1895 . 5 December 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: The Goldfields (WA) pastoral areas . . Melbourne, Victoria . 16 June 1928 . 5 December 2015 . 51. National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Pastoralist Sells Out. . . . 25 June 1950 . 5 December 2015 . 23 . National Library of Australia.