Oakajee is a locality in the
Mid West region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, about north of the city of
Geraldton.
Oakajee was a location on the
Northampton railway line
The Northampton railway line ran from Geraldton through Northampton and on to Ajana in Western Australia. It operated between 1879 and 1957. It was the first government railway constructed in Western Australia.
Opening
Construction of the Ger ...
between 1879 and 1957.
The area was associated with the
Oakajee Port
Oakajee Port is a proposed deep water port to be built in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of Geraldton, to service the region's growing iron ore industry.
History
Between 1879 and 1957, Oakagee was a siding and locality on th ...
proposal, a project with a long history of attempts to secure funding for construction, the most recent having stalled in 2014.
References
Mid West (Western Australia)
Coastal towns in Western Australia
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