It is located approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) south west of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
[4] In the 1890s the McRae Brothers owned the station and had 32 Aboriginal men, 38 women and 13 children who were used as a source of labour.
The station employees were given a new set of clothes every year in lieu of pay and were allowed to hunt native game, but only in their own time.
[8] Ernest Hall also eventually acquired Sherlock Station, and later sold Croydon to James Nicholas.
The station is well watered and has the Sherlock River running for about 40 miles (64 km) through the property including about 20 permanent pools.
He was taken 20 miles (32 km) back to the homestead on horseback, then to Whim Creek by truck and then taken by flying doctors to Port Hedland.