▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁by ▁H . ▁P . ▁Mac L ach lan ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ability ▁with ▁stock ▁and ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁ride ▁out ▁a ▁dr ought . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁w ool ▁growing ▁in ▁the ▁ar id ▁at ▁Par ato o ▁Station ▁near ▁Y unta . ▁Event ually ▁it ▁divers ified ▁into ▁cattle . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s ▁Mac L ach lan ' s ▁son , ▁B . ▁H . ▁Mac L ach lan , ▁was ▁running ▁the ▁company ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁loan ed ▁him ▁£ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ac quire ▁and ▁develop ▁lands ▁in ▁the ▁Tar co ola ▁area . ▁When ▁Mac L ach lan ▁Senior ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁B . ▁H . ▁continued ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁development ▁plan ▁with ▁Commonwealth ▁Hill ▁Station ▁and ▁Mul g ath ing ▁Station ▁she aring ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sheep ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁B . H . ▁Mac L ach lan ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁H . G . ▁( H ugh ) ▁Mac L ach lan ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Hugh ▁took ▁up ▁past oral ▁le ases ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁at ▁Raw lin na ▁Station ▁and ▁Mad ura ▁Pla ins . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁f ined ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5