Muloorina Explained

Muloorina is both a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station and a formal bounded locality in South Australia. The name and boundaries of the locality were created on 26 April 2013 after the long-established local name.[1]

The property is situated approximately 48km (30miles) north of Marree and 156km (97miles) east of William Creek. It is located on the edge of Lake Eyre, and Frome Creek runs through a portion of the station.[2]

The station currently occupies an area of 4000km2 and runs both sheep and cattle.[3]

The property was established some time prior to 1880[4] on Tirari tribal land. By 1938 it was owned by Stan and Elliot Price and was under the management of Ellery Talbot.[5] The property was flooded in 1938 when Frome Creek broke its banks.[6]

In 1964, Donald Campbell and his 500 strong entourage stayed at the 8000NaN0 property when he set the land speed record on the dry Lake Eyre in his car, Bluebird.[7]

The historic Lake Harry Date Plantation Site is located at Muloorina and listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muloorina . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser . 17 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Muloorina Station. 9 September 2014. Outback Lakes SA. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410072750/http://www.outbacklakessa.com.au/stations/muloorina-station. 10 April 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Muloorina Station. 30 August 2012. 11 September 2014. Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne.
  4. News: Advertising. . . Adelaide . 4 October 1880 . 12 September 2014 . 3. National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Reports from rural Centres. . Adelaide . 3 June 1938 . 12 September 2014 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Queensland Fatality: Flooded North: Docks Busy:. . . Adelaide . 23 February 1939 . 12 September 2014 . 36 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: 17 July 1964 Donald Campbell, Bluebird and Muloorina Station. Alison Painter. 9 September 2014. Professional Historians Association (SA).
  8. Web site: Lake Harry Date Plantation Site . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 12 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305181823/http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=58 . 5 March 2016 . dead .

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