Wooltana Station

[4] In 1856 McTaggart left the property near Mount Gambier where he was working and headed north with his brother-in-law John McCallum to search for suitable lands.

[5] A South Australian shearing record was set at Wooltana in 1912 when shearer G. Denman shore 274 sheep in 8 hours and 40 minutes.

In 1924 the area was affected by drought and two flocks totalling 9000 sheep were overlanded off the property to Hawker to be trucked further south.

In 1950, Wooltana served as a base for the dropping of 90,000 wild dog baits, containing strychnine, to reduce the population of the pest.

[13] The area was struck by drought in 1954 with rains finally falling in December, Wooltana receiving 3.02 inches (77 mm) over a two-day period.

[16] In 1984, Robert Cameron bought Wooltana for $1.9 million, believed to be a South Australian record price at that time.

[17] The land occupying the extent of the Wooltana pastoral lease was gazetted as a locality by the Government of South Australia on 26 April 2013 under the name 'Wooltana '.