It is situated approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Wilmington and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south west of Quorn at the foot of the Flinders Ranges.
[2] The station was put up for auction in 1863 and sold to Charles Swinden.
[3] At that time it occupied an area of 128 square miles (330 km2) and was stocked with approximately 15,000 sheep, 500 cattle and 24 horses.
[5] By 1922 the station was in a terrible state, nearly devoid of vegetation, as a result of drought, overstocking and the effects of rabbits.
[8][9] In 2012 the entire area was ravaged by fire, killing 600 sheep and burning out 3,000 acres (1,214 ha).