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Ruby Plains Station is a pastoral lease and cattle station located about south of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is situated along the Tanami Track and is used as a stopping place along the Canning Stock Route. Ruby Plains and the Sturt Creek outstation covers an area of . ==History== The station was established some time prior to 1900. In 1900 the property was owned by Messrs Cahill and Button. Button found some small nuggets of gold by accident not far from the homestead while on his way home. The value of his find was about £100 By 1901 the station was carrying about 700 head of cattle. The area has a tropical climate and is often receives high rainfall during the monsoon. In March 1904 the station recorded just under of rain in 45 minutes. Two men named Shellie and Hansen struck gold while drilling for water at Ruby Plains in 1931. Gold was found at a depth of about and the two men lodged a claim shortly after at Halls Creek. An Aboriginal woman named Judy was murdered at Ruby Plains by another Aboriginal woman named Topsy in 1944. In 2008 it was placed on the market and passed in at auction for 38 million. S. Kidman & Co. were hoping attract a price of 44 million. 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「Ruby Plains Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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