Poolamacca Station

Poolamacca Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in the outback of New South Wales. It is situated about 50km north of Broken Hill and 174km north east of Mannahill at the eastern end of the Barrier Range adjoining Sturts Meadows. The station currently occupies an area of 40000acre. The abandoned township of Tarrawingee is situated within the boundaries of the station. The property was established in the 1860s with the first owners of the run being Messrs Jones and Goode. In 1867 a shepherd staged a hoax with a white quartz gold find that lead to an aborted gold rush to the area. The first property in the area was Mount Gipps Station In 1865 with Corona, Mundi Mundi and Poolamacca being established shortly afterward. Sidney Kidman worked at Poolamacca during the 1870s as a boundary rider and stockman. In 1877 the property was put up for auction by the trustees of the estate of Messrs E. M. Bagot and G. Bennett. At this stage the property was approximately 900sqmi in size along with a flock of 34, 906 sheep. The property comprised ten separate runs including the 64, 000 acre Bijerkerno run to the 25, 000 acre Torrowangee run.

Poolamacca Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in the outback of New South Wales. It is situated about 50km north of Broken Hill and 174km north east of Mannahill at the eastern end of the Barrier Range adjoining Sturts Meadows. The station currently occupies an area of 40000acre. The abandoned township of Tarrawingee is situated within the boundaries of the station. The property was established in the 1860s with the first owners of the run being Messrs Jones and Goode. In 1867 a shepherd staged a hoax with a white quartz gold find that lead to an aborted gold rush to the area. The first property in the area was Mount Gipps Station In 1865 with Corona, Mundi Mundi and Poolamacca being established shortly afterward. Sidney Kidman worked at Poolamacca during the 1870s as a boundary rider and stockman. In 1877 the property was put up for auction by the trustees of the estate of Messrs E. M. Bagot and G. Bennett. At this stage the property was approximately 900sqmi in size along with a flock of 34, 906 sheep. The property comprised ten separate runs including the 64, 000 acre Bijerkerno run to the 25, 000 acre Torrowangee run.