Yanrey occupies an area of 2,508 square kilometres (968 sq mi) and shares boundaries with Minderoo, Koordarrie, Giralia, Nanutarra, Uaroo and Nyang Stations.
De Pledge was already familiar with the area having worked for the Stewarts as a jackaroo[2] and for Alexander Forrest and Septimus Burt on neighbouring Minderoo Station for seven years.
[3] Over the next three years de Pledge acquired the neighbouring properties of Yannangal, Yannaney and Globe Hill and incorporated them all into Yanrey, giving it a total area of approximately 761,000 acres (3,080 km2).
[4] A cyclone in 1909 wreaked havoc at Yanrey with all of the windmills destroyed, miles of fencing lost and the country left under water.
The rectangular shaped homestead has twin hipped roofs and a surrounding verandah reflecting the two stage construction.