Mount Eba Station
Mount Eba Station is a pastoral lease in outback South Australia that operates as a sheep station. It is located approximately north west of Roxby Downs and south east of Coober Pedy. It shares boundaries with Millers Creek Station to the north, The Twins Station to the west, Bon Bon Reserve to the south, and Parakylia Station to the east. The property is named for the solitary hill that rises from the surrounding plains. The plains are mostly vegetated with mulga and saltbush, with salt pans interspersed throughout. Currently the property occupies an area of . History Mount Eba was established by Price Maurice in 1874. At this time it encompassed as area of but was extremely isolated and had uncertain rainfall. Despite the high costs Maurice sank 83 wells of which 36 produced good water. The property was stocked intensively from 1878 to 1880, with numerous improvements, including the construction of buildings and a new woolshed, being completed. In 1879 there were between 80 and 100 men employed at Mount Eba. By 1884 the property was stocked with 18,500 sheep, 750 cattle and 270 horses. By 1901 the lease had been abandoned, like many others in the area, but