Marble Downs Station

Corunna downs station is a pastoral lease that was once a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station in western australia.

Marble downs station.

Corunna downs was a secret airfield located in scrub and spinifex country about 16 kms south west of marble bar in the pilbara area of western australia. 8 in mustering 3 permanent including southern property north of perth size of station. The airfield created especially for heavy bombers comprised two intersecting bitumen runways a north south 165 runway 5 000 ft 150 ft 1 524 m 46 m and an east west 107 runway 7 000 ft. Corunna downs airfield wa during ww2.

Its exact location is no longer a secret and the airbase can be found about 36 km due south of marble bar on corunna downs station. There are 6 ways to get from marble arch to hackney downs by subway train bus night bus taxi car or towncar. Select an option below to see step by step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rio s travel planner. 214 698 ha or 530 511 acres of east pilbara pastoral rangeland grazing lease includes approx.

Plan of corunna. One can see some crumbling foundations and half filled post holes. Gasbuddy provides the most ways to save money on fuel. Corunna downs airfield was a secret royal australian air force raaf base at corunna downs 40 km 25 mi south of marble bar western australia in the pilbara region during world war ii.

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4800 head of shorthorn droughtmaster cattle situated 40km south of marble bar and received over 100mm rainfall from ex tropical cyclone christine in early january 2014. Marble bar approx. Marble bar road 6758 nullagine western australia how to get station. Station station nullagine.

It s reasonably accessible if you have a good map and a gps. Marble bar rd to warralong community open open open. Today there are very few reminders of the once busy airfield. Hillside station to marble bar road m30 at bonney downs station open open open.

It is located approximately 34 kilometres 21 mi south of marble bar and 180 km 112 mi south east of port hedland in the pilbara region of western australia. 50km gravel 200km sealed stores parts freight nearest roadhouse. Warralong community access road closed to all non essential or approved people. Bonney downs hillside road.

90kms via gravel then 50km sealed nurse pub port hedland approx. Corunna downs station marble bar approx. Several watercourses run through the property including coongan river emu sandy and badgeyong. Take the corunna downs road also called salgash road south from of marble bar for about 30 kms until a turning on the right marked by an oil drum about 500 m past the camel creek crossing.