Byro Station is a pastoral lease and sheep station that also carries cattle, located in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Description Situated approximately north of Yalgoo and north west of Cue. The property is approximately in area. The Wooramel River runs across the plains at the western end of the station. The country is undulating and broken with belts of saltbush and grasses. History The area was opened up in 1877 when stock were first introduced into the Upper Murchison. Mr J. R. O'Grady of Milly Milly Station and the prospector G. Woodley took stock to the area and explored the Wooramel River with O'Grady, who took up Byro Plains Station before later selling to the Nairn brothers. Walter Nairn used to travel about the Murchison with his father, James Nairn. Together they selected Mount Jonbert Station, which was later renamed as Byro station around 1882. Walter settled in the area and remained there for 31 years before moving to Popanyinning. Gold was discovered on Byro Plain in 1890, by a prospector name Fredred who found some "splendid" specimens. James Nairn joined his father, Walter J. Nairn, and his brother Edward, at the station to help with its management while in his early 20s in 1897. The Nairn brothers sold 1,500 wethers and 150 bullocks from the station in 1908 to Mr. G. J. Gooch. Edward Nairn was appointed as a justice of the peace of the Gascoyne magisterial district in 1911 while living at Byro. By 1912, the station was expecting to shear 20,000 sheep using all eight stands in the shearing shed. W. J. Nairn sold Byro to the Darlot brothers in 1913. The Darlots had previously owned Beringarra Station, which they had bought in 1881. The Darlot brothers had also acquired nearby Billabalong Station. The Darlots intended to make many improvements and use Byro for breeding and Billabalong as a depot. Mr E. Roberts commenced as the station manager in 1913 and left nearly five years later in 1918 to take over at Dandragan Station. His replacement was Mr. J. M. Keogh. A bore was sunk at the station to secure a reliable sub-artesian supply of water for the stock in 1917. Water was struck at a depth of with water rising to of the surface. It delivered up to of water per hour. The Darlots sold 500 cows and calves from the holding in