Minilya is a location in
Western Australia
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north of
Carnarvon on the
North West Coastal Highway
North West Coastal Highway is a generally north-south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and ...
. It is at a junction in the North West Coastal Highway, where the turn off to
Exmouth
Exmouth is a harbor, port town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and seaside resort, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe and southeast of Exeter.
In 2011 it had a population of 34,432, making Exmouth the List of town ...
is from that location. The main highway then continues to the next junction 217 kilometres further, at
Nanutarra Roadhouse
Nanutarra is a locality in Western Australia adjacent to where the Ashburton river is crossed by the North West Coastal Highway. It is also close to the turn-off for State Route 136 to Paraburdoo and Tom Price. It is south of the Onslow tur ...
.
At the
2016 census
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*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
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, Minilya had a population of 19,
down from 137 in 2006.
Marsh Hill and the Lyndon River lie north of Minilya. The Lyndon River flows into
Lake Macleod.
Charles Brockman and George Hamersley were the first to visit the area, in 1876.
Brockman and Hamersley named both the
Minilya River
The Minilya River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
Location and features
The headwaters of the river rise in the south-west of the Black Range and flows in a generally westerly direction, joined by three minor tributarie ...
(origin unknown, of an
Aboriginal source) and the
Lyndon River
Minilya is a location in Western Australia north of Carnarvon on the North West Coastal Highway. It is at a junction in the North West Coastal Highway, where the turn off to Exmouth is from that location. The main highway then continues to the ...
.
The pseudonymous photographer
Coyarre won multiple awards and was published in the ''Western Mail'' with her photographs of the area.
See also
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List of roadhouses in Western Australia
Western Australia has extensive long-distance highways with few localities along them. Privately owned general stores known as roadhouses have been established at strategic points as an important utility for petrol, food, accommodation, emerg ...
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Minilya River
The Minilya River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
Location and features
The headwaters of the river rise in the south-west of the Black Range and flows in a generally westerly direction, joined by three minor tributarie ...
*
Minilya Station
Minilya Station, most often referred to as Minilya, is a pastoral lease currently operating as a cattle station that once operated as a sheep station in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
The property is situated approximately south of ...
Notes and references
Towns in Western Australia
Roadhouses in Western Australia
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