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Noonkanbah Station
Noonkanbah Station (or just Noonkanbah) is a pastoral lease, both a cattle and sheep station, on the Fitzroy River between Camballin and Fitzroy Crossing in the south central Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The station was pegged out in the 1880s and covered approximately 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi). It was the subject of an infamous land-rights dispute in August 1980 when state premier Sir Charles Court enforced an oil exploration project under police protection. The traditional owners now control around 1800 square kilometres of the land sacred to the Yungngora Community.
The station was established in the early 1880s by the Emanuel family when brothers Isadore Samuel Emanuel and Sydney Emanuel were sent to the Kimberley by their father. Between them they set up Noonkanbah, Meda, Gogo and Lower Liveringa stations.
In 1908 the station was 100,000 acres (40,469 ha) in size and was held still by Emanuel and Co, who paid a £25 rental on the property. The property held 86,989 sheep at the time.
Put up for auction in 1920 by the Emanuels, the station, along with neighbouring Gogo and Liveringa stations, was advertised as having an area of 1,035,530 acres (419,064 ha) on one compact block equipped with 400 mi (644 km) of sheep fencing. The property was described as being abundantly watered by the Fitzroy River that passes through the centre of the run, and various other pools and springs. The property included a homestead and other buildings, including the fully equipped 20-stand shearing shed. Stock included a flock of 65,000 sheep, 70 horses, 250 donkeys, 50 mules and 50 cattle.
Wool produced on the station was often in high demand and fetched high prices. In the 1930 clearance, Noonkanbah superfine wool was sold for the highest price of 16d per pound. The station took delivery of 50 merino rams from the Tootra Stud from Walebing in 1934, another 150 were sent in 1936, and a further 150 rams were sent to the station in 1941. During the drought of 1936 the plains at Noonkanbah had good feed and a record 100,000 sheep were sheared that season. The station sold 205 bales of wool in 1941. In 1950 the station was selling sheep to the Air Beef Scheme; 104 sheep were sold and transported in one lift to the abattoir about 115 mi (185 km) away. The shearing shed was busy that season, with 52,000 sheep being shorn. In 1953 about 50,000 sheep were shorn. 720 bales of greasy wool from the station sold at 64d per pound at the London wool sales later that year.
The station was at one stage owned by pastoralist William Cox, who fathered at least two children to local Yungngora women. One of his sons, Davey, stayed on to run the station after his father returned to another of his stations, Louisa Downs.
During World War II the Royal Australian Air Force established a base, named Noonkanbah, at the civil airfield at the station on 1 March 1943. No. 75 Operational Base Unit operated the base during its wartime use.
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Noonkanbah Station
Noonkanbah Station (or just Noonkanbah) is a pastoral lease, both a cattle and sheep station, on the Fitzroy River between Camballin and Fitzroy Crossing in the south central Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The station was pegged out in the 1880s and covered approximately 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi). It was the subject of an infamous land-rights dispute in August 1980 when state premier Sir Charles Court enforced an oil exploration project under police protection. The traditional owners now control around 1800 square kilometres of the land sacred to the Yungngora Community.
The station was established in the early 1880s by the Emanuel family when brothers Isadore Samuel Emanuel and Sydney Emanuel were sent to the Kimberley by their father. Between them they set up Noonkanbah, Meda, Gogo and Lower Liveringa stations.
In 1908 the station was 100,000 acres (40,469 ha) in size and was held still by Emanuel and Co, who paid a £25 rental on the property. The property held 86,989 sheep at the time.
Put up for auction in 1920 by the Emanuels, the station, along with neighbouring Gogo and Liveringa stations, was advertised as having an area of 1,035,530 acres (419,064 ha) on one compact block equipped with 400 mi (644 km) of sheep fencing. The property was described as being abundantly watered by the Fitzroy River that passes through the centre of the run, and various other pools and springs. The property included a homestead and other buildings, including the fully equipped 20-stand shearing shed. Stock included a flock of 65,000 sheep, 70 horses, 250 donkeys, 50 mules and 50 cattle.
Wool produced on the station was often in high demand and fetched high prices. In the 1930 clearance, Noonkanbah superfine wool was sold for the highest price of 16d per pound. The station took delivery of 50 merino rams from the Tootra Stud from Walebing in 1934, another 150 were sent in 1936, and a further 150 rams were sent to the station in 1941. During the drought of 1936 the plains at Noonkanbah had good feed and a record 100,000 sheep were sheared that season. The station sold 205 bales of wool in 1941. In 1950 the station was selling sheep to the Air Beef Scheme; 104 sheep were sold and transported in one lift to the abattoir about 115 mi (185 km) away. The shearing shed was busy that season, with 52,000 sheep being shorn. In 1953 about 50,000 sheep were shorn. 720 bales of greasy wool from the station sold at 64d per pound at the London wool sales later that year.
The station was at one stage owned by pastoralist William Cox, who fathered at least two children to local Yungngora women. One of his sons, Davey, stayed on to run the station after his father returned to another of his stations, Louisa Downs.
During World War II the Royal Australian Air Force established a base, named Noonkanbah, at the civil airfield at the station on 1 March 1943. No. 75 Operational Base Unit operated the base during its wartime use.