[2] The majority of the property is composed of spinifex country with areas of cracking clays found on the eastern side.

[2] The Ashburton Land District was opened up for pastoral leases after the explorations of Francis Thomas Gregory in the 1860s.

[6] The property was acquired by Messrs. Banard, Brandi, W. Montgomery and McManus,[7] who had formed the Peedamulla Pastoral Company.

The property has an area of 605,000 acres (244,835 ha) enclosed in sheep proof fencing and subdivided into 32 paddocks equipped with 35 wells with windmills and troughs.

[13] By 1961 the landholding had been reduced down to 156,000 hectares (385,484 acres) following resumption of lands for the Onslow town water supply.

[2] The homestead ruin has been assessed for heritage status[14] due to the connection with the prominent Western Australian Burt family.