ies ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁is ▁disse cted ▁by ▁the ▁E y re ▁Highway . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁le ase ▁for ▁Cor un na ▁was ▁first ▁taken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁for ▁past oral ▁purposes . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁au ction . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁occupied ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁stock ed ▁with ▁ 6 , 0 8 0 ▁sheep . ▁Mess rs ▁Scott ▁and ▁Nick oll s ▁owned ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁a ▁prospect or ▁named ▁William ▁Jones ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁min ing ▁le ase ▁south ▁of ▁Cor un na , ▁which ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁family ▁acquired ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁family ▁took ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁after ▁it ▁tried ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁property . ▁The ▁Government ▁wanted ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ng ar la ▁Ab original ▁people ▁as ▁compens ation ▁for ▁the ▁land ▁the ▁Government ▁took ▁from ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ' s ▁Cult ana ▁training ▁area . ▁The ▁family ▁spent ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fighting ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁and ▁won ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁Government ▁subsequently ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Full ▁Ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court , ▁but ▁then