Innamincka Station
Innamincka Station often just called Innamincka is a pastoral lease in the Australian state of South Australia which operates as a cattle station.
It located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) north east of Innamincka and 246 kilometres (153 mi) south east of Birdsville in the state of South Australia. The station occupies an area of 13,552 square kilometres (5,232 sq mi) and is the second largest station in South Australia after Anna Creek station. Innamincka is currently owned by the pastoral company, S. Kidman & Co..
The name of the station is derived from two Aboriginal words meaning your shelter and your home.
The station was established in 1872 by Robert Bostock and grew until it covered over 15,000 square kilometres (5,792 sq mi) and in 1881 it supported a herd of 8,000 cattle. It the first station and permanent settlement set up along the Cooper Creek. The station and stock were sold to William Campbell MLC in 1881 for $120,000.
The Cooper Creek flooded inundating the station in 1891.
The area around the station was struck by a severe drought in 1902.
The homestead was washed away during the floods of 1906.
The cattle baron, Sidney Kidman, bought Innamincka in 1908 from the trustees of the estate of William Campbell. At the time the station ran over 4,000 square miles (10,360 km2) and he immediately sold a mob of 250 bullocks in the Adelaide yards which were much admired for their "breeding and quality".
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