Historic Burrawang West Station

In 1836, during a period in which the government restricted settlement beyond the Blue Mountains, one of the early "squatters", Thomas Kite, stocked an area west of the Blue Mountains and called the area "Burrawang Run". The area later became known as Burrawang Station.

By 1866, Burrawang Station encompassed over 520,000 acres of central New South Wales. Extending south to the Lachlan River, north to the village of Trundle, west to within 14km of Condobolin and east to within 20km of Forbes. Within the station's boundaries were the current villages and towns of Bogan Gate, Yarrabandai, Derriwong and Ootha.
Over the next 20 years, Burrawang Station became legendary for its record wool production (over 5,000 bales in 1884) and for one of the state's largest shearing sheds. Teams of more than 250 men worked the shed's 101 stands. Bullock drays transported wool to the nearest railhead in Bathurst.

Portions of Burrawang Station were progressively sold off during the early 1900s. Sales accelerated in 1907 when, in an effort to encourage rural settlement, the state government required subdivision of large areas of NSW. Land was then allocated by tender and ballot to new settlers. Current boundaries of Burrawang West Station date from this time.

Principal owners of Burrawang West Station during this century include the Edols and Maloney families, and The Scottish Australian Investment Company. In 1993, the estate's magnificent homestead development was completed by a Japanese corporate owner.

In 2000, Australian owners acquired Burrawang West Station and opened the retreat to private bookings.

See Burrawang Dreamtime for an Aboriginal history of Burrawang.