Carnegie Station

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Carnegie Station is a remote cattle station in Western Australia. It is the most eastern pastoral lease on the Gunbarrel Highway, located north of Laverton and east of Wiluna, near Lake Carnegie. The station sits on the edge of the Gibson Desert and the Little Sandy Desert and is on the eastern end of the Gunbarrel Highway. The area includes a homestead, outstation, outcamp, woolshed, and an Aboriginal outstation. The Carnegie Station Airport is about 10 km west of the homestead. The property lies within the Wiluna Native Title Claim area (the Martu claim) as clarified in 2013.

Climate-wise, Carnegie has a hot, dry desert climate. It is very sunny, with about 179 clear days and 66 cloudy days each year. Summers are very hot and winters are mild and dry. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 47.8°C (118°F) on 14 January 2022 to -3.6°C (25.5°F) on 14 June 2006. The wettest day recorded was 270 mm (10.63 in) on 10 January 2006.

The station’s history is tied to the Linke family. Because of its isolation, artefacts from explorers and early travelers are sometimes found in the area. In 1940, G. Lanagan and his wife drove 800 cattle from the Kimberley to Carnegie Station, a journey of about 900 miles (1,400 km), using part of the Canning Stock Route.