Murgoo Station

Situated approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) to the north of Yalgoo and 146 kilometres (91 mi) to the west of Cue, the station has an area of 402,960 acres (163,072 ha) and consists of saltbush plains and mulga country,[1] with an elevation of approximately 800 feet (244 m) above sea level.

The station was established in 1873 by Edward and Frank Wittenoom[2] and possibly owned for a time in 1875 by the Mungarra Squatting Company, which was run by A.

[9] Fremlin retired from managing Murgoo and other Atkins Brothers holdings, including Mount Narryer and Tibradden Station, in the 1930s and moved to Mullewa where he died in 1954, aged 80.

The combined properties run by Fremlin ran over 40,000 sheep and routinely produced 1200–1400 bales of wool per year.

[10] During the 1920s the station would often transport sheep to Derby for export by truck; the 230 miles (370 km) journey would take two days.

[15] In 1915, Charles Atkins decided to hold a race meeting in the area to "liven things up a bit".

The first race was held in 1917 at Manfred Station, approximately 75 miles from Murgoo, which at the time was owned by Frank and Edward Wittenoom.