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Sandstone Branch Railway
Sandstone Branch Railway (also known as the Black Range railway) was a branch railway line between Mount Magnet and Sandstone in the Mid West region of Western Australia. History It was built in 1910, and closed in 1949; it was lifted in 1950. Route It was connected to the Mullewa – Meekatharra railway at Mount Magnet. Locations on line * Mount Magnet – (from Perth) * Warrambu – * Mount Ford – * Paynesville * Intersection with No 1 Rabbit Proof Fence at * Anketell – * Jundoo – * Sandstone – An interactive map of the Sandstone line is available at OpenStreetMap. Proposed link to Leonora Prior to and after construction, there were suggestions of connecting to the railway line at Leonora, approximately south east of Sandstone. Such a connection would have created a loop line linking the Northern Railway with the Eastern Goldfields Railway. The proposal was not successful. Reputation of branch line The railway was considered by the ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Magnet, Western Australia
Mount Magnet is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is one of the region's original gold mining towns, and the longest surviving gold mining settlement in the state. The prominent hill that is adjacent to the current townsite was called West Mount Magnet in 1854 by explorer Robert Austin, having named a smaller hill 64 km away, East Mount Magnet (now called Carron Hill). Both hills had an extremely high iron content which affected the readings of his compass. West Mount Magnet had its Aboriginal name reinstated by the Surveyor General in 1972, "Warramboo," meaning campfire camping place. The magnetic variation at Mount Magnet is zero: magnetic north equals true north. Overview Surrounding the town are remnants of old gold mining operations, and to the north east are significant Aboriginal sites being preserved jointly by the local community and the Western Australian Museum. Its history is sustained through the Wirnda Barna Arts Centre, and the Mount M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
