Chirritta
Coordinates: 21°00′44″S 116°48′27″E / 21.01220°S 116.80754°E
Chirritta Station most often referred to as Chirritta or Cherratta is a pastoral lease operating as a sheep station in Western Australia.
The property is situated approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi) south of Roebourne and 86 kilometres (53 mi) north east of Pannawonica in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. A portion of the Maitland River runs through the property.
The property was established by Donald Norman McLeod in the 1872 who returned to Victoria in 1882 and purchased Yannarie Estate near Portland and later returned to Western Australia acquiring Minilya Station. In 1884 Chirritta was reportedly sold for £18,000. By 1888 the property was put up for auction on behalf of D.N. McLeod and Company, the property was stocked with 17,000 sheep along with about 200 head of cattle.
The property was owned by Richardson, Edgar and Gillam in 1893. Gillam introduced merino rams into the flock in 1899. A cyclone passed through the area later the same year depositing 3 inches (76 mm) of rain at the station and tearing the roof from the old homestead.
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