Wiluna Branch Railway
Wiluna may refer to: * Wiluna, Western Australia * Wiluna Airport, the airport at Wiluna, Western Australia. * Wiluna Branch Railway, a former branch line of the Western Australian Government Railways. * Shire of Wiluna, a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia. * Wiluna Gold Mine The Wiluna Gold Mine is an active gold mine in Western Australia near the town of Wiluna. The mine was active from 1984 until its closure in 2007 when it was put into care and maintenance, and again from late 2008 to June 2013 when the owners, ...

Wiluna, Western Australia
Wiluna is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway. It is the service centre of the local area for the local Martu people, the pastoral industry, the Wiluna Gold Mine, and many more people who work on other mines in the area on a " fly-in/fly-out" basis. Wiluna's climate is hot and dry, with an annual rainfall of . Mean maximum temperatures range from 19 °C (66 °F) in July, to 38 °C (100 °F) in January. The closest service centre is in Meekatharra. Overview Wiluna has from 200 to 600 Aboriginal people living within its community, depending upon the nature, time and place of the traditional law ceremonies across the Central Desert region. The traditional Aboriginal owners (a grouping known as the Martu) were "settled" as a consequence of the British colonisation process that began in the 1800s. In the 1950s a church- ...
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Wiluna Airport
Wiluna Airport is an airport located south of Wiluna, Western Australia, with two runways (one sealed and one unsealed) and landing lights. It has a small terminal building. Airlines and destinations See also * List of airports in Western Australia This is a list of airports in the Australian state of Western Australia. __TOC__ List of airports The list is sorted by the name of the community served, click the sort buttons in the table header to switch listing order. Airports named in bo ... * Aviation transport in Australia References External links Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts Airports in Western Australia Wiluna, Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-airport-stub ...
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Wiluna Branch Railway
Wiluna may refer to: * Wiluna, Western Australia * Wiluna Airport, the airport at Wiluna, Western Australia. * Wiluna Branch Railway, a former branch line of the Western Australian Government Railways. * Shire of Wiluna, a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia. * Wiluna Gold Mine The Wiluna Gold Mine is an active gold mine in Western Australia near the town of Wiluna. The mine was active from 1984 until its closure in 2007 when it was put into care and maintenance, and again from late 2008 to June 2013 when the owners, ...

Shire Of Wiluna
The Shire of Wiluna is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Wiluna. History The Wiluna Road District was gazetted on 29 October 1909, largely formed out of part of the abolished Nannine Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all road districts into shires. On 1 July 1993, the eastern half of the Shire abutting the State's border with the Northern Territory was incorporated as the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku. The shire is predominantly mining and pastoral land. There are 27 pastoral leases within the shire; 15 of which are owned by families or pastoral companies, ten of which are owned by mining companies, two are owned by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). Both of the stations that are owned by the DEC are destocked and run as n ...
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