from South Australia. The station also sold off 21,000 sheep from both Murgoo and the adjoining Mt. Narryer station, which was also owned by the brothers. The current lessee is Reginald Seaman, Murgoo is operating under the Crown Lease number CL573-1966 and has the Land Act number LA3114/578. The Seaman family have been on the property since 1974 and in 2010 had to take the drastic step of destocking the property as a result of severe drought. Murgoo had below average winter rainfall between 2000 and 2010, receiving only of rain in 2010. Races In 1915, Charles Atkins decided to hold a race meeting in the area to "liven things up a bit". The first race was held in 1917 at Manfred Station, approximately 75 miles from Murgoo, which at the time was owned by Frank and Edward Wittenoom. Races were held at Manfred until 1920 when the Murgoo Picnic Race Club was formed in 1920. A race track was made and Atkins made use of the shearing shed as a clubroom and for the race ball. In the early days women were only allowed in the clubroom when invited by a member and always received champagne as a refreshment. Two day meets were held from 1920 to 1929 and then halted over the course of the Great depression and a couple of years of drought before resuming in 1935. During World War II the Murchison Patriotic Funds Committee took over and ran the race biannually, and normal race meets resumed again in 1947. No meetings were held in the drought years of 1950, 1951, 1955 and 1956, but were run regularly since until at least 1963. No bookmakers were allowed on the course and all jockeys were station hands and overseers. See also List of ranches and stations References Homesteads in Western Australia Pastoral leases in Western Australia Shire of Murchison Stations (Australian agriculture) 1873 establishments in Australia