[1] The traditional owners of the area are the Barngalla, Nauo and Battara peoples, who inhabited the Eyre peninsula for thousands of years and often camped at the permanent Mikkira waterhole while travelling along the coastline.
[4] Owned by the Cadby Brothers, Mikkira occupied an area of 141 square miles (365 km2).
It contained a homestead, workers huts, store, kitchen, wool shed and drafting yards.
Elizabeth de la Perrelle (née Theakstone) took over the freehold in 1986.
[11] In 2012 the station was struck by the Sleaford bushfire and several koalas at the property were killed.