Parakylia

[1] The country is composed of open tablelands vegetated with saltbush, cottonbush, myall, mulga and sandalwood.

[2] The name of the property is a corruption of the traditional owners' word parakilia, which is used to describe the succulent annual portulacaceous plants of the genus Calandrinia that are found in the area.

Occupying an area of 2,120 square miles (5,491 km2), the run adjoined Mount Eba, Arcoona and Andamooka Stations.

[5] The property was initially established by Andrew Wooldridge, who obtained the lease for a vast tract of land including Parakylia and Arcoona Stations.

[6] In 1880 the property was stocked with 30,000 sheep and occupied an area of 2,120 square miles (5,491 km2),[2] and was sold to Thomas and Charles Chewings.