Beringarra Station
Coordinates: 26°02′28″S 116°57′14″E / 26.041°S 116.954°E Beringarra Station most commonly referred to as Beringarra is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but is currently operating as a cattle station in Western Australia.
The property is situated approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) north west of Meekatharra and 322 kilometres (200 mi) south of Paraburdoo in the Mid West region. It is watered by the northern branch Murchison River and is bounded to the west by Milly Milly Station. and to the south by Bindebaron Station. The property is mostly composed of grassland and saltbush country on flood out plains of the river with many permanent water holes.
The station currently occupies an area of 140,322 hectares (346,743 acres) of which 9,143 hectares (22,593 acres) is freehold, reserves or vacant crown land. The land within the property is described as having nil erosion on 72% of the property and 50% of the perennial vegetation described as good to fair. The carrying capacity is estimated at 7,290 sheep although the station has carried up to 11,290 sheep.
Beringarra was initially selected by John Forrest and William Butcher. Butcher brought sheep to Beringarra and then sold to Messrs Campbell and Smith. In 1880 Beringarra was acquired by Henry and John Campbell who, after having troubles with the local Aboorigines, sold the 390,000 acres (157,827 ha) property stocked with 9,000 sheep, 12 cattle and horses and equipped with a shearing shed and wool press to H. Darlot of Melbourne in 1882. In 1886 the property occupied an area of 400,000 acres (161,874 ha).
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