Along with Owen Springs and Mount Burrell, Undoolya is generally regarded as one of the first stations in the Territory. While some stations were stocked from 1866, they were abandoned by 1869, making Undoolya the oldest continuously running station. The station was stocked in 1873 with cattle owned by E.M. Bagot. He spent £30,000 on Undoolya, but was forced to sell at a heavy loss to Love and Tennant in 1876. The Love/Tennant partnership suffered huge losses too and was sold to the Barrow Creek Pastoral Company in 1890. In 1891 the company sold to Willowie Land and Pastoral Association, who sold it to the Hayes family in 1907. The Hayes family have retained the station since this time.
Reference: Peter Forrest, ‘Undoolya', 'Centralian Advocate, 4/5/1984, p 7
