Roy Hill Station Explained

Roy Hill Station is a pastoral lease and cattle station, located about south of the Roy Hill mine.[1]

Roy Hill Station was an important cattle station in the north-west, being on the Meekatharra-Nullagine Road and stock route. The station area is about .[2]

The station was established in 1886 by Nat Cooke, who owned Mallina Station. Mallina had suffered from several years drought so Cooke was keen to secure new pastures. The first official lease was granted to D. MacKay in 1890 for an area of 20000acres.[3]

In 1915, the property was carrying 10,000 head of cattle.[4] It is situated south of Mulga Downs Station, once owned by Lang Hancock and presently owned by his daughter Gina Rinehart.[5]

A nearby 69m (226feet) bridge crossing the Fortescue River to service the cattle industry was constructed in the late 1920s.[6]

References

-22.6203°N 119.9583°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Environmental protection Act 1986 - Amendment to Works Approval. Premises Roy Hill Iron Ore project Construction Camp. Department of Energy and Conservation. 4.
  2. Web site: Roy Hill Station Exclusion. 2002. Landgate.
  3. Web site: Roy Hill Homestead and former Post Office. inHerit. 15 December 2015. 8 February 2015. Heritage Council of Western Australia.
  4. News: The North-West . . Perth, Western Australia . 9 July 1915 . 21 October 2013 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: FMG Chichester Pty. Ltd. vs Rinehart & ORS 2010 WAMW7. 21 May 2010. 19 October 2013. Mining Warden.
  6. News: WESTERN AUSTRALIA NORTH-WEST BRIDGES. . . Perth, WA . 5 September 1929 . 2 February 2012 . 28 . National Library of Australia.