Bakers Hill is a town east of

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, Western Australia on the

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. The town is located within the

Shire of Northam The Shire of Northam is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, beyond the northeastern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area centred on the town of Northam itself. The Shire covers an area of . In 2007, it merg ...

, between

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and Clackline. At the , Bakers Hill had a population of 1276.

History

The town was originally known as Mount Baker when it was established in 1897. In 1902, the name was changed to Baker's Hill to avoid confusion with the town of Mount Barker in the Great Southern area. The apostrophe was removed from the name in 1944.

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 ...

, Bakers Hill was the location of the 62nd Field Park Company of the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE).

Railways

Bakers Hill was also a station and siding on the second route of the Eastern Railway between

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and

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. This track was closed in 1966 when the route through the Avon Valley was opened. Although the rail was removed in 1980, remnants of the old station platform are still visible. Bakers Hill railway station Western Australia

Bakers Hill railway station Western Australia

Climate

Bakers Hill has a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

with hot dry summers and cool, rather wet winters.

References

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