Minderoo Station
Coordinates: 21°59′46″S 115°02′35″E / 21.996°S 115.043°E Minderoo Station, commonly referred to as Minderoo, is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station in Western Australia.
It is situated about 41 kilometres (25 mi) south of Onslow and 138 kilometres (86 mi) west of Pannawonica in the Pilbara region. The property occupies an area of 2,400 square kilometres (927 sq mi) and is traversed by the Ashburton River; the property has an estimated 50 miles (80 km) double frontage to the river. The property spreads out from the river forming a vast plain of sand and clay. The word Minderoo is Aboriginal in origin and means "place of permanent and clean water".
The property was established in 1878 when the Forrest brothers secured the leasehold for the property. David Forrest was the initial manager, and the property owned by his brothers, John and Alexander Forrest along with Septimus Burt. Minderoo was owned by the Forrest family until it was sold in 1998 by Donald Forrest due to relentless drought and debt. Donald's son, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest, whose early years were spent as a jackaroo at Minderoo, bought the property in 2009 for A$12 million.
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