Dr Laver leased the 600,000-acre (242,811 ha) station in 1904 and was struck by the similarity of the area to the Barkly Tableland in Queensland.
[3] In 1923 Laver sold the leasehold to Mr T. H. Pearse of Gums Station near Burra, South Australia.
Pearse also took up the lease of neighbouring Mount Celia Station to have a total holding of about 1,000,000 acres (404,686 ha).
Pearse then stocked the station with sheep imported from South Australia, which thrived in the area, resulting in heavy lambing in 1924.
[6] The area around the station received very heavy rainfall in February 1942 when 490 points or 4.9 inches (124 mm) of rain fell over the course of a week.