▁further ▁government ▁res um ptions ▁of ▁the ▁le ase ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁they ▁transferred ▁the ▁hom est ead ▁and ▁le ase hold ▁rights ▁to ▁James ▁F let cher , ▁who ▁ere cted ▁a ▁d ingo ▁proof ▁f ence ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁cleared ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁run . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁the ▁roads ▁through ▁Ball ande an ▁were ▁survey ed . ▁The ▁Survey or - General ▁instruct ed ▁that ▁the ▁road ▁from ▁N und ub ber m ere ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁Ball ande an ▁pre - empt ive ▁should ▁join ▁the ▁Red ▁Rock ▁Road ▁near ▁the ▁head ▁station , ▁and ▁F let cher ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁road ▁pass ▁the ▁gate ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁his ▁p add ock . ▁The ▁road ▁survey ▁map ▁shows ▁the ▁buildings ▁of ▁Ball ande an ▁head ▁station ▁near ▁the ▁gate ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁road . ▁A ▁w ool sh ed ▁was ▁located ▁some ▁distance ▁south ▁and ▁stock y ards ▁to ▁the ▁south west . ▁ ▁Ball ande an ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁John ▁William ▁Luke ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁Luke ▁had ▁been ▁manager ▁at ▁Ball ande an ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁did ▁much ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁property . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁public ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁serving ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Stan th or pe ▁Sh ire ▁Council . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0