Pardoo Station

Pardoo Station is a pastoral lease, formerly a sheep station, and now a cattle station approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Port Hedland and 121 kilometres (75 mi) north of Marble Bar, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. 20°06′24″S 119°34′48″E / 20.10667°S 119.58000°E / -20.10667; 119.58000

The property used to be about 250,000 acres (1,000 km²) in size. It is on the western end of the Great Sandy Desert where it meets the Indian Ocean at the southern end of the Eighty Mile Beach.

Mount Goldsworthy, located on the south western side of the lease, is the site of the first iron ore mine in the Pilbara. The Pardoo iron ore mine is located in the region, and shares the station's name.

The station was sold in late 2014 by the Rogers family to a Singaporean-based investor, Bruce Cheung, for A$13.5 million. Cheung's company, the Pardoo Beef Corporation, appointed Eric Golangco as the general manager. At this time the property was running 5,700 head of cattle on 1,998 square kilometres (771 sq mi). Centre-pivot irrigation is being used to produce extra hay for stock. The property also has 60 kilometres (37 mi) of ocean frontage and has a 145-bay caravan park tourist operation.

Mr S. Anderson was the proprietor of the station in 1892. Heavy rains in April of that year led to heavy stock losses with around 100 cattle, 1,500 sheep and 30 horses being lost in the deluge. In May of the same year he was thrown from his horse and sustained severe injuries, which resulted in him being taken to Roebourne for hospitalisation.

Seven Aboriginal Australians were caught killing and stealing sheep from the station in 1893. They were sentenced to four years hard labour and eighteen lashes with the cat o' nine tails.

In 1913 the station had an estimated flock of 20,000 sheep, which were to be shorn using the 12 stands in the shearing shed in July of that year.

The area was flooded following heavy rains in 1929.