In 1951 South Australian Government bought the entire Yalata sheep station, including its 7,000 sheep, "for the benefit and use of aborigines", and in 1954 turned the whole area bar two sections into an Aboriginal reserve under the South Australian Aborigines Protection Board.
In 1951, the South Australian Government acquired Yalata sheep station with its 7,000 sheep "for aboriginal benefit" and in 1954 transformed the area into an Aboriginal reserve except for two sections, under the management of the South Australian Aborigines Protection Board.