Boolardy

Boolardy
Boolardy
Location of Boolardy in Western Australia
General information
TypeStation
Location194 km (121 mi) north-north-east of Pindar, Western Australia
Coordinates26°59′01″S 116°32′48″E / 26.98361°S 116.54667°E / -26.98361; 116.54667 (Boolardy)
Official nameBoolardy Homestead Group
Designated29 May 2001
Reference no.1698
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Boolardy Station is a remote former sheep and cattle station in the Mid West (Murchison) region of Western Australia, about 194 km (121 mi) north-north-east of Pindar and 200 km (120 mi) west-south-west of Meekatharra. It is within the Shire of Murchison and situated on pastoral lease no. 3114/406 (Crown lease 146/1966). The area of the lease is 3,467.48 square kilometres (1,338.80 sq mi).

In 2009 the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) purchased the property for A$5.42 million, in order to provide the location of the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, while the owners continued running the property as a cattle station until around 2014.