Mundowdna Station

Shortly afterwards the property, along with neighbouring St. Stephen's Pond were owned by the Matthews brothers, who complained about Aboriginal people killing their stock in 1863.

[2] Edgar Chapman was in possession of Mundowdna in 1880 and had it stocked with cattle, selling 600 head in two lots at the Adelaide market.

[3] Chapman advertised to auction the property in 1883 when it was stocked with 4500 head of cattle and 150 horses and took up an area of 1,212 square miles (3,139 km2).

[9] Kidman acquired the property as it lies at the southern end of the Birdsville Track and close to the railway terminus at Marree.

[1] The property was struck by drought in 1908 and Kidman had his store cattle sent north by rail on a special train to The Peake to find feed and water.

The family arrived in the area in 1958 and raise Santa Gertrudis cattle for the local beef market as well as merino sheep.