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Wilgena Station most commonly known as Wilgena is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in outback South Australia. It is situated about north east of Ceduna and south of Coober Pedy, the Trans-Australian Railway line passes through the property near the small town of Tarcoola. The soil is reasonably fertile but rainfall is unpredictable an average about per year but salt bush thrives making good fodder for sheep. Currently the station occupies an area of and is owned by A.J. and P.A. McBride Pty. Ltd. and raise merino sheep for their wool and meat, the property is managed by James Gibson. The McBride family purchased the property in 1923 and at one stage Wilgena was regarded as the largest totally fenced sheep run in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AJ and PA McBride Pty Ltd - Wilgena Station )〕 The property was split up during the 1980s into two properties; Wilgena and the North Well Station, which is run as a separate company enterprise.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AJ and PA McBride Pty Ltd - North Well Station )〕 The property is home to several rock holes that are able to trap water and were of great significance to the local Aboriginal peoples. Some of the larger ones are ''Adelbing'' which holds a volume of and ''Coolbring'' which has a volume of . Main and Sells owned the property in 1882 when they placed it up for auction along with Yardea Station. Wilgena occupied an area of and was stocked with 400 head of mixed cattle. By 1884 the property encompassed an area of and was stocked with 800 cattle and was sinking wells that would provide for an estimated 40,000 sheep. In 1909 the lessee was Simon Matheson who was keen to sell the property in 1911. In 1913 a half interest of the station was sold to Henry Teesdale Smith for £5,000. The property was sold again, including Matheson's remaining half share, in 1918 to Joseph Timms for £14.000. The property was offered to the government of soldier settlement in 1922 when it had an area of over and was at the for western end of the railway line from Adelaide. The property was sold instead by the present owner, Joseph Timms, who had held the property for the previous few years. The station was bought by A.J. an P.A. McBride who owned other properties in the area such as Yardea in the area. Wilgena had once been stocked with 70,000 sheep but had been used to graze cattle on under Timms' management. The McBrides reverted to running sheep again. In 1954 the station covered an area of and carried a flock of about 45,000 sheep. The property had a plentiful supply of artesian water and the homestead it situated near the middle of the property.〔 ==See also== *List of ranches and stations *List of the largest stations in Australia 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「Wilgena Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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