Anlaby Station

The locality was first explored by Europeans in March 1838 by the party of Hill, Wood, Willis, and Oakden, who were scouting an overlanding route from the Murray.

A two-man mounted police station was established at Julia Creek between 1842 and 1846 to protect the Anlaby and Koonunga flocks from attacks by local Aboriginal people.

Explorer John McKinlay stopped at Anlaby in August 1861 on the way north as part of South Australian Burke Relief Expedition.

[6] McKinlay later wrote, "this party met with the utmost kindness and consideration" from Alexander Buchanan, manager at Anlaby.

[9] Together they carried out extensive improvements at Anlaby, including the addition of a library in 1928, designed to hold the family's expanding collection of first edition books.

[10] A set of four oil paintings by Thomas Baines, who accompanied Augustus Gregory on his 1855 expedition to the Northern Territory, were acquired by Harry to hang above the library's fireplace.

A German-born immigrant, Johann Friedrich Schramm, won the contract to build the shed, while the work was overseen by the Adelaide-based engineering firm, English & Rees.

[29] A short distance away, the Shearer's Kitchen was constructed by Kapunda-based plasterer and contractor, Peter McLaren, for accommodation and dining.

[30] The 10-acre garden and arboretums at Anlaby contain the largest collection of National Trust registered heritage trees in one location under private ownership in Australia.

[41] The prolific author Geoffrey Dutton grew up at Anlaby, and includes information about his ancestors in his 1985 book The Squatters.