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De Grey Station

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Location	:	Pilbara, Port Hedland Town, Australia
Description	:	The De Grey Station was the first settled pastoral station in the area. It was taken up by Walter Padbury in 1863. The next owners were a syndicate of Messrs McKenzie, Grant and A W Anderson. The owners and syndicates have altered over the years, but De Grey Station has always been significant to the district. Primarily set up as sheep station, it boasted 74,000 sheep in 1890. In 1979 the owners converted to cattle, as for most of the stations in the area. Some 45-50 natives died from measles at De Grey, the mortality there being greater than in... Read More	The De Grey Station was the first settled pastoral station in the area. It was taken up by Walter Padbury in 1863. The next owners were a syndicate of Messrs McKenzie, Grant and A W Anderson. The owners and syndicates have altered over the years, but De Grey Station has always been significant to the district. Primarily set up as sheep station, it boasted 74,000 sheep in 1890. In 1979 the owners converted to cattle, as for most of the stations in the area. Some 45-50 natives died from measles at De Grey, the mortality there being greater than in any other part of the district.

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