Cardo Station, once held an interest in Austin Downs and Yarraquin Station. A flash-flood washed through the area following heavy thunderstorms on New Year's Day in 1929. The rain broke drought conditions and refilled both the nearby Wire Pool and then flowed through the station onward to Lake Austin. In 1929 the station cut out 16,081 sheep for 377 bales on the first clip with lambs and stragglers to be collected for a second. The station experienced some flooding when of rain fell in 1933. Flooding occurred on the property in 1934 following heavy downpours, of rain was recorded in a day at the station with heavier falls at surrounding properties. The crossing at Wire Pool was at a record level and all surrounding roads were rendered impassable. The station is the subject of a book The Station at Austin Downs written by Jo Jackson King. After two years of drought, one of the longest dry spells on record, the area received rains in 2010. By 2010 the lessee was the Jackson family under the management of Tom Jackson. Austin Downs is operating under the Crown Lease number CL192-1972 and has the Land Act number LA3114/600. See also List of ranches and stations List of pastoral leases in Western Australia References Mid West (Western Australia) Pastoral leases in Western Australia Stations (Australian agriculture)