Nappa Merrie

[1] The property has a limited number of channels through the area but is part of a natural floodplain and contains low lying swamps that provide excellent feed after floodouts that last until the dry season.

[6][7] Conrick and five companions, all under the age of 21 and guided by Wongkumara man Jimmy Bostock, overlanded a herd of 1,600 cattle to the property from Koroit, Victoria.

[6] In 1876, former Native Police officer John Bligh Nutting formed the Chastleton run on the north side of Cooper Creek across from Nappa Merrie.

A Native Police detachment under Sub-Inspector Walter Cheeke was stationed at Chastleton in 1877, and committed a massacre of the resident Aboriginal population.

[6] At one point a flock of 46,000 head of sheep were grazing on the property resulting in the land collapsing and the station being vacated for a time.

[1] Oil and gas exploration and extraction began on Nappa Merrie and the surrounding region in the latter half of the 20th Century.

[2] Bushfires swept through the area in late 2011 burning a large portion of the station resulting in the loss of feed for stock.

[4][5] Approximately 30,000-35,000 people enter Nappa Merrie every year to visit the heritage-listed Burke and Wills Dig Tree, situated on a small reserve held in the name of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland.