Arkaba Station

Arkaba or Arkaba Station is a part-perpetual lease, part-freehold property located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east of Hawker and 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of Blinman in the Flinders Ranges in the state of South Australia, The station occupies an area of 63,500 acres (25,698 ha) and was formerly used for grazing sheep,[1] but is now used for tourism.

The property is composed of sandstone bluffs, open plains and creek beds studded with river red gums.

[3] Put up for auction in 1863 by the managers, Messrs George and Frank Marchant, the station was stocked with approximately 27,000 sheep and was described as occupying an area of 275 square miles (71,225 ha) consisting of lightly timbered country, permanently watered and assessed to carry nearly 35,000 sheep.

[5] An employee drowned at Arkaba in 1872 when he tried to save some camp appliances from Mundy Creek that was flooded at the time.

[6] An inquest into a suicide at the station was held in 1873 when the postmaster and storekeeper, George Thompson, took an overdose of laudanum.

His body was found by his daughter, and the station manager, George Parkins, attempted to resuscitate him with no effect.