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Moolooloo Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in South Australia. It is situated approximately north west of Blinman and south of Leigh Creek. The property was established in 1851 and originally known as ''Oratunga''. John McKinley and his brother stocked the property with sheep and built a stone hut known as Howannigan, the ruins of which can still be seen today. John and James Chambers acquired the station in 1953. Copper was found by James Chambers and John Finke in 1857 along the southern boundary. The pair worked the deposit establishing the Oratunga mine. The store at Moolooloo burnt down in 1861 with the Chambers' losing a large supply in the resulting explosion. In 1863 the woolshed and adjoining sheep yards were destroyed by a fire that was started accidentally. In 1870 Philip Levi's Company disposed of many of its properties including Moolooloo and Wirrealpa, Oulnina and Wadnaminga, Mount Margaret and Booleroo Station. Together these properties were stocked with over 70,000 sheep and 3,000 cattle.. Moolooloo and Moorillah Stations are currently both run by the same family and together occupy an area of . The shearers quarters are used now for tourist accommodation. ==See also== *List of ranches and stations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moolooloo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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