Corunna Station, August 2014
By Andrew
Went for a day trip with the Whyalla 4WD Club out to Corunna Station, just out of Iron Knob, SA.
The Department of Defence were going to compulsorily acquire the property. The French family argued that it was unlawful as the Army didn’t need it for their training area but were giving it to the local indigenous community as a trade off for losing some significant sites. The Frenchs won this in the Federal Court. The Feds were going to appeal but decided not to. A win for the family.
Corunna Hills, our destination for the day. 
Up close skirting the hills
A Trakta and a grader
The grader
Early wattle
One of Eyre’s base camps is on Corunna Station, as are some old Overland Telegraph poles
Trakta and a tractor. Jealous of those tyres….
A pretty photo of a bit of tree….
On top of the world. Kind of.
The old Iron Knob township water supply
Corunna Homestead
Working the yard
Video of one of the tracks
As usual, great photos, but not surprising with such stunning scenery.
some more good photographs Andrew
I am glad that the French family were/ are giving the land back to the traditional owners.
With a good business plan, more people will be able to visit the area.
It would have been sad to lose the site of one of Eyre’s base camps, if the army had taken over the area.
Isn’t it a marvel how the settlers lived in such small houses and it has really only been recent that the station houses have become the bigger homesteads that we see today.
Well done Andrew and thank you for sharing
Fantastic photos mate. Looks like a great place!