Burnabbie
former pastoral lease in Western Australia
Burnabbie or Burnabbie Station is a defunct pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south west of Cocklebiddy and 430 kilometres (267 mi) east of Norseman in the Goldfields of Western Australia.
The station has existed since before 1941. The owners in that year were brothers H.E. and A.J. Carlisle, who disposed of their stock and enlisted in the army.
The ruins of the old homestead are found along the road from the highway to the Eyre Bird Observatory in the Nuytsland Nature Reserve.
The public source identifies “Burnabbie” as former pastoral lease in Western Australia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Burnabbie, former and pastoral.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17001818. Authority coordinates are -32.125, 126.343. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1941.
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