Minilya Station
Coordinates: 23°51′00″S 113°58′16″E / 23.85°S 113.971°E Minilya Station, most often referred to as Minilya, is a pastoral lease currently operating as a cattle station that once operated as a sheep station in Western Australia.
The property is situated approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Coral Bay and 119 kilometres (74 mi) north of Carnarvon.
Charles Brockman advertised to sell Minilya in 1882 when it had an area of 380,000 acres (153,781 ha). Stocked with 4,000 sheep, 40 cattle and horses the run was described as open grassy country with areas of saltbush and milkbush country. A large portion was well timbered and the run was well watered by clay pans, natural springs and North Brook. An estimated 70,000 acres (28,328 ha) of Minilya is situated along the coast and is bordered by Warroora Station. The entire property was estimated to have a carrying capacity of 70,000 sheep.
Minilya later was passed onto Brockman's brother, Julius, who put on the market in 1894. At this time Minilya encompassed an area of 200,000 acres (80,937 ha) and was stocked with 22,000 sheep and 50 horses. Minilya was divided into eight main paddocks which were mostly fenced and watered by tanks, wells and dams. A substantial five-bedroom homestead had been built along with outbuildings including a kitchen, stables, store, dairy and meat house. A new iron shearing shed along with a Farrer wool press, holding yards for 10,000 sheep and accommodation for 25 shearers were also included. It was later acquired by pastoralist and politician Donald Norman McLeod in 1899. By 1911 McLeod had a flock of 42,684 sheep running at Minilya and shearing produced 954 bales of wool.
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