Nockatunga Station

[1] Occupying an area well over 2 million acres, which is approximately 8,500 square kilometres (3,282 sq mi),[1] almost the size as Puerto Rico with an area of 8,959 square kilometres (3,459 sq mi),[2] the property is able to carry 30,000 head of cattle on a good season.

Harris acquired the property in 2018 from Consolidated Pastoral Company, prior the Hughes family owned Nockatunga for 120 years.

[11] Explorers Hume, O'Hea and Thompson left Nockatunga to journey further down Cooper Creek and into the interior to search for the remains of the Leichhardt expedition[12] in December 1874 and quickly ran out of water in the intense heat.

Nockatunga was now 4,807 square kilometres (1,856 sq mi) or 1,188,000 acres in size and carrying a herd of about 13,000 cattle and 100 horses.

Flooding occurred at the station in 1882 following heavy rains for 6 days with 6 inches (152 mm) falling at nearby properties.

The largest at this time was Sandringham Station in the north Gregory district having an area of 3,033 square miles (7,855 km2).

The Wilson River was the highest it had been in over 20 years and Cooper Creek was running at over 14 miles (23 km) wide.

[26] Hughes organised the construction of an airfield at Nockatunga in 1941 using 50 aborigines close to the homestead on a gibber plain.

The working party took two days to clear the loose rocks and any brush along the 600 metres (1,969 ft) landing strip.

[28] An unfortunate stockman, George Dirkensen, fell into an open fire in January 1949 burning his hands, face and arms.

Besides being used for entertainment and accommodation the building serves as a medical and dental clinic for the Royal Flying Doctor Service as required.