Hamelin Station reserve

Hamelin Station
Location in Western Australia

Hamelin Station (also known as Hamelin Pool Station) was a pastoral lease in Western Australia and as of 2015 is now known as Hamelin Station reserve and is now owned by Bush Heritage Australia.[1]

It is located at the south eastern side of the Shark Bay World Heritage area. It is also the location of the Shark Bay stromatolites.[1] The property occupies an area of 202,000 hectares (499,153 acres) including 32 kilometres (20 mi) of coastline.[2]

Sheep station

It has been a sheep grazing station.[3][4] In 1884 the section of telegraph line to Roebourne that passed through the property had been completed.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Former Shark Bay sheep station becomes conservation treasure trove". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Hamelin Station". Hamelin Outback Station Stay. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Hamelin Pool Station, Boolagoorda, Shark Bay, The Co, 1999, retrieved 9 October 2016
  4. ↑ "Through the Pastoral Country". Geraldton Guardian. XXI, (4837). Western Australia. 21 June 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 9 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Occasional notes". The West Australian. VI, (489). Western Australia. 10 May 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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