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Pastoral leases in Western Australia are increasingly known as "stations", and more particular – as either sheep stations or cattle stations. They are usually found in country that is designated as rangeland. In 2013 there were a total of 527 pastoral leases in Western Australia. And all leases were put up for renewal or surrender in 2015.

Stations/pastoral leases are a significant part of Western Australian history. At different stages inquiries, pleas for extensions of lease times and royal commissions have been made into the industry.

Nearly 90 million hectares or 36% of the area of Western Australia are covered by these stations. Despite the very low population involved in general management of stations, significant numbers of seasonal workers (shearers and others) have moved through the sheep stations to shear for wool. Also more recently stations have been used as holding places of feral goats for export and meat production.

Administration

The current administration of leases is conducted by the appointed Minister for Lands of the day and the Pastoral Lands Board of Western Australia, which succeeded the Pastoral Board after changes to the Land Act of 1933 (repealed) and the new Land Administration Act of 1997. Further current policies and details of governance are updated within publications and websites administered by the Pastoral Lands Board.

In 2006 the Pastoral Lands Board within the Department of Planning and Infrastructure produced a 24-page pamphlet, which although appearing to be dealing with Outback issues, deals mainly with the process of accessing pastoral leases in Western Australia. The significant distances between stations and points of transport have seen droving or "stock routes" created in the past, such as the Canning Stock Route. Also the rail route to Meekatharra can be seen as a means of reaching into the station country to facilitate stock transport.

List

The list that follows is from various sources – abandoned, amalgamated, relinquished, and historical (no longer current) leases may be in the list.

The list includes the local government, and regional locations – for more specific locating of the stations, the Travellers Atlas of Western Australia map identifies all current pastoral leases.

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See also

• List of homesteads in Western Australia
• List of the largest stations in Australia

References

1. "Transcript - New boundaries may force pastoralists off the land". Landline. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. There are 452 stations made up of 507 pastoral leases covering about 87 million hectares of WA. - in https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/countryman/a/19462468/warning-on-worthless-leases/ - Brad Thompson - The West Australian on 19 October 2013
3. "All pastoral leases expire on 30 June 2015 with the current lease terms ranging from 21 years to 50 years. Most leases have been offered renewal for the same length of time as their current term." Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Pastoralists' leases". Western Mail. Perth. 26 June 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 19 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Pastoral Industry". Geraldton Guardian and Express. Geraldton, Western Australia. 30 March 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Pastoral leases". The West Australian. Perth. 16 January 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 19 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
7. The Pastoral Lands Board of Western Australia – Ensuring ecologically sustainable use of pastoral lands Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
8. Western Australia. Dept. of Lands and Surveys. Chief Draughtsman's Branch; Wallace Vernon Fyfe, 1894–1982; Western Australia. Dept. of Lands and Surveys. ; Western Australia. Dept. of Lands and Surveys. Index to station names (1951), Map of Western Australia shewing localities of sheep and cattle stations 1951, The Dept, retrieved 19 May 2012{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. Pamphlet titled Pastoral Leases (February 1998) Land Administration Act Implementation Project of the Department of Land Administration (the Government Authority now known as Landgate)
10. Pastoral leases home Archived 22 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine
11. (2006) Travelling in Outback Western Australia – Tips to help you enjoy your outback adventure Pastoral Lands Board; (National Library of Australia record)
12. Streetsmart Travellers Atlas of Western Australia (2006) Department of Land Information and West Australian Newspapers,9th ed. ISBN 1-921048-13-1 In the state Maps (Road Maps of Western Australia Maps 1-154) 'Pastoral Lease Stations' are identified with their names and boundaries.

Atlas/map references

• Travellers atlas (1978–present)
• Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1978), Travellers atlas of Western Australia, Govt. Printer, retrieved 23 June 2019
• Streetsmart Travellers Atlas of Western Australia (2006) Department of Land Information and West Australian Newspapers,10th ed. ISBN 1-921048-13-1
  • In the state Maps (Road Maps of Western Australia Maps 1–154) 'Pastoral Lease Stations' are identified with their names and boundaries.
• Quality Publishing Australia.(2007) Roads & tracks Western Australia : campsites directory, roads and tracks, all in one Jolimont, W.A.,Quality Publishing Australia, 5th ed ISBN 1-876723-35-1
  • Identifies homesteads but not specific pastoral leases.
• UBD Western Australia country road atlas (2005) Macquarie Park, N.S.W.UBD, a division of Universal Publishers, 11th ed ISBN 0-7319-1587-9
  • Identifies only selected pastoral leases in the first 20 general maps of the volume.

Further reading

• Western Australia Pastoral Board (1984) Report of the Pastoral Board on the reappraisement of pastoral leases: as at 1 July 1984. Perth, W.A Dept. of Lands and Surveys.

• Western Australia-related lists
• Lists of places in Australia
• Pastoral leases in Western Australia
• Stations (Australian agriculture)