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Eastern Goldfields Railway
The Eastern Goldfields Railway was built in the 1890s by the Western Australian Government Railways to connect Perth with the Eastern Goldfields at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. History The Eastern Railway opened in stages from Perth to Northam in the 1890s, and the Eastern Goldfields Railway extended this line through semi-desert to the Eastern Goldfields. It opened in stages between 1894 and 1897. * Northam to Southern Cross: (opened 1 July 1894) *Southern Cross to Boorabbin: (opened 1 July 1896) *Boorabbin to Kalgoorlie: (opened 1 January 1897) The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme pipeline was later constructed along the railway line. The chief engineer for both the railway and the pipeline was C. Y. O'Connor. In October 1917, the Commonwealth Railways' standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway from Port Augusta was completed through to Kalgoorlie, making it a break-of-gauge station. Branches At Kalgoorlie, lines branch off north to Malcolm and Leonora; and south t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transwa Prospector
''The Prospector'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between East Perth and Kalgoorlie. On this service, two trains depart almost at the same time in opposite directions, one travelling between East Perth and Kalgoorlie, and the other between Kalgoorlie and East Perth. The original vehicles ordered in 1968 for trains providing this service were replaced in 2004 with vehicles capable of reducing journey times to 6 hours 45 minutes. History With the standard gauge line from Perth to Kalgoorlie due to open in mid-1969, the Western Australian Government Railways decided to replace '' The Kalgoorlie'' overnight sleeper service with a daylight service. The new service commenced on 29 November 1971, cutting the journey time from fourteen to eight hours. With an average speed of , it was the fastest service in Australia. Stops * East Perth *Midland * Toodyay * Northam * Meckering * Cunderdin * Tammin * Kellerberrin * Doodlakine * Hines Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Southern Railway (Western Australia)
The Great Southern Railway was a railway company that operated from Beverley to Albany in Western Australia between 1886 and 1896. In 1896 the Western Australian Government Railways took over the company, and kept the name for the route. Land development The Great Southern Railway project was directly tied in with developments of lands related to agriculture. Construction The first sods for the gauge railway were turned on 20 October 1886. This occurred simultaneously at Beverley and Albany by Lady Broome and the Governor Sir Frederick Broome respectively. The final spike was driven on 14 February 1889, north of Albany. The official opening of the line was on 1 June 1889. The construction of the railway was significant for the development of economic activity in the region and led to the establishment of grain and sheep grazing, along with the development of towns such as Katanning, Broomehill, Tambellup, Cranbrook, Mount Barker and Woodanilling. There was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodallin, Western Australia
Bodallin is a town located around half way between Merredin and Southern Cross in Western Australia. History The town takes its name from the railway siding of this name, established between 1894 and 1897. When gazetted in 1918 the town was spelt Boddalin. This was amended in 1947 to Bodallin. In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. It is a stop on the '' Prospector'' rural train service, and is a location of a crossing loop on the railway. The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site. Rail services The ''Prospector'' service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Bodallin. See also * Eastern Goldfields Railway The Eastern Goldfields Railway was built in the 1890s by the Western Australian Government Railways to connect Perth with the Easte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrabin, Western Australia
Carrabin is a small town located about east-north-east of Merredin, on the railway line between Merredin and Southern Cross in Western Australia. History The town was gazetted in 1912, and took its name from the already existing railway siding located adjacent to the townsite. It is an Aboriginal name of unknown meaning. In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. It also is the site of an agricultural research station. Rail services The ''Prospector'' service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area inclu ... once or twice each day, stops at Carrabin. References Towns in Western Australia Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burracoppin, Western Australia
Burracoppin is a townsite on the Great Eastern Highway, east of Merredin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. History The town was gazetted in 1891. It takes its name from Burracoppin Rock, a nearby granite rock, the name of which was first recorded in 1864 as Burancooping Rock. It was also shown as Lansdowne Hill in 1836. It is an Aboriginal name said to mean "near a big hill". It is situated on the Eastern Railway and is a stop on the Prospector rural railway service. It is the setting for the novel ''Mr Jelly's Business'' by Arthur W. Upfield, one in the series of Napoleon Bonaparte whodunits. Burracoppin is also the site where the first Rabbit Proof Fence (No. 1) was started in 1901, with construction heading south to Esperance and north towards Port Hedland. Burracoppin was the main depot for the Rabbit Proof Fence. All gates through the fence and wells for the fence runners (those who look after the fence) were numbered from this town. Parts of the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booraan, Western Australia
Booraan is a railway siding at the peg of the standard gauge Eastern Goldfields Railway between Northam and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. Geographically, Booraan is an unbounded locality within the Shire of Merredin, located between the towns of Merredin and Burracoppin. It has been an identified rail accident location over time. Military history During World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ... Booraan was the location of the No. 9 Advanced Ammunition sub-depot developed in 1942 and manned by 16 Ordnance Ammunition Section. It was closed in 1945.McKenzie-Smith, G (1994), The ebb and flow of the Australian Army in Western Australia, 1941 to 1945, Grimwade Publications, References {{Reflist, 30em Shire of Merredin Railway sidings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merredin Railway Station
Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin. History The original Merredin station opened in 1895. It was an important station on the Eastern Goldfields Railway, being the junction station for a number of lines to locations in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions. The main eastern railway connected with Northam to the west, and to Southern Cross to the east. The narrow gauge lines that connected with Merredin were: * from the western end of the station, Bruce Rock to the south (for a line to Narrogin) * from the north of the station area, Nungarin (to Wyalkatchem) to the north * from the east of the station area, Kondinin to the south (for a line to Narrogin) When the main eastern railway line was converted to standard gauge in the late 1960s, a new station was built diagonally opposite. The original station is used as a museum. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hines Hill, Western Australia
Hines Hill is a town located east of Perth, between the towns of Merredin and Doodlakine in Western Australia. The town is situated on the Great Eastern Highway and also on the edge of Lake Baandee. The town has one of the first privately owned weighbridges in Western Australia is located close to the town. Geography It serves as a stop on the '' MerredinLink'' and '' Prospector'' rural train services. The railway line from Northam to Southern Cross was built through the locality in 1894 and the section was opened for traffic in 1895. The townsite was named after the original siding and the town was gazetted in 1910. Hines Hill is a nearby geographical feature; it is thought to have been named after Jack Hines, a sandalwood collector who worked in the area. Economy The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym for Co-operative Bulk Handling), is a gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doodlakine, Western Australia
Doodlakine is a town east of Perth, Western Australia. It is within the Shire of Kellerberrin along the Great Eastern Highway. The town has a crossing loop for trains on the Perth-to-Kalgoorlie railway and serves as a stop on the '' MerredinLink'' rural train service. History The area was first visited by Europeans in 1864 when explorers came and charted the area. The word Doodlakine is Aboriginal word for a particular rock formation north of the townsite. An area close to the townsite, along the road to the Yilgarn goldfields and near a reliable water supply, was set aside in 1891 for a town to be established. This was gazetted as the Doodlakine townsite in the same year. Later a railway line was constructed through the area about south of the town, and the government soon subdivided area along the line. This area was gazetted as a second part of the townsite in 1899. In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungulla, Western Australia
Bungulla is a small town located on the Great Eastern Highway in the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. In the 2021 Australian census, the area has been listed as South Tammin and registered a population of 126. The town came into being as a railway station on the line to Merredin. Its name is Aboriginal Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ... in origin; the word ''Bun-Galla'' means the part of the body situated above the hips. The townsite was gazetted in 1910. References {{authority control Wheatbelt (Western Australia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammin, Western Australia
Tammin is a town in the central agricultural region of Western Australia, east of Perth and midway between the towns of Cunderdin and Kellerberrin on the Great Eastern Highway. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. It also serves as a stop on the '' Prospector'' and '' MerredinLink'' rural train services. History The first European to settle in the area was John Packham in 1893. The railway to Southern Cross was constructed through the area in 1894–95, and Tammin was one of the original stations when the line opened in 1895. As the surrounding area developed for agriculture, there was sufficient demand for land in the area for the government to declare a townsite, and Tammin townsite was gazetted in 1899. Tammin is an Aboriginal name derived from the nearby Tammin Rock, a name first recorded by the explorer Charles Cooke Hunt in 1864. The rock possibly derives its name from the "Tammar", the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunderdin, Western Australia
Cunderdin is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia 156 km east of Perth, along the Great Eastern Highway. Due to it being on the route of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme it is also on the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail. It is a rural community consisting of a district high school and an agricultural college. History The Shire of Cunderdin (2014) reported the first European visitor to the area was Charles Cooke Hunt, who explored the area in 1864 and recorded the name Cunderdin, from the Nyungar Aboriginal name of a nearby hill.Shire of Cunderdin. (2015). ''History of Cunderdin''. Retrieved from http://www.cunderdin.wa.gov.au/cunderdin-history.aspx The meaning of the name is thought to mean either "place of the bandicoot" or "place of flowers" (Shire of Cunderdin, 2014). Like many small towns in the area, Cunderdin developed as a stop-off town during the gold rush in the WA Goldfields (Reeves, Frost, & Fahey, 2010). Significantly in 1894 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
