Coorabulka

Coorabulka Station most commonly known as Coorabulka is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Queensland, Australia.

Coorabulka is located about 99 kilometres (62 mi) south east of Boulia and 259 kilometres (161 mi) north of Birdsville in Central West Queensland. It is located in the Channel Country between the Diamantina and Georgina Rivers.

The property occupies an area of 6,370 square kilometres (2,459 sq mi) and is capable of carrying approximately 8,000 head of cattle. It is used as a grower property for weaners as part of the North Australian Pastoral Company. It is mostly composed of open downs vegetated with Mitchell and Flinders Grasses with about a quarter of the property made up of floodplains. The station is bordered by another NAPCo. property, Marion Downs, to the west and Monkira to the south.

The station was established prior to 1882 and was owned by a Mr Ferguson in 1883 who was fattening cattle on the land at the time. The following year the property was owned by Ferguson, Woods and Co. and sent a mob of 1,700 head of cattle south to market after a good season. By 1890 the owners were Wellington, Woods and Ferguson.

The property was placed on the market in 1900. At this time it had an area of 482 square miles (1,248 km²) and was carrying 2,552 head of cattle and 144 horses. The property was later withdrawn from sale. The first signs of rabbits having reached the station were found in early 1900. Messrs Collins, White and Co. bought the station later in 1900. The new owners sank the first bore at the property in 1901 which was sunk to a depth of 680 feet (207 m) and recorded a flow of over a million gallons.

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