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Woolundunga Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in South Australia. It is situated approximately north west of Wilmington and south west of Quorn at the foot of the Flinders Ranges. The leasehold has been in existence since 1859. The station was put up for auction in 1863. At the time it occupied an area of and was stocked with approximately 15,000 sheep, 500 cattle and 24 horses. In 1864 the property was owned by Charles Swinden. Walter Kingsmill acquired the property in the 1860s. He also owned Mount Brown, Mount Serle and Mount Chambers Stations. By 1922 the station were along with Saltia Station in a terrible state, nearly devoid of vegetation, after suffering from drought, overstocking and the effects of rabbits. A new two storey homestead was built on Woolundunga in 1950, the building was a replica of one that was built in about 1892. Shooting of scenes for the film Kangaroo commenced in the area in late 1950 with Woolundunga temporarily being renamed as ''Rooloora'' for American audiences. In 2012 the entire area was ravaged by fire with a total of 600 sheep killed and over burnt out by the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=600 sheep lost in bush fires )〕 ==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「Woolundunga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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