Pindar is a small town in the Mid West Region of

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. It is located about 30 km east of Mullewa in the local government area of the

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. In 1894, the Northern Railway from

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to Mullewa was opened, and four year later was extended to Cue. A railway station was built at Pindar to service outlying farms, and the townsite of Pindar was gazetted on 22 February 1901. The surrounding areas produce

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and other cereal crops. The town was a receival site for

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Transport

Until the 1970s, it was served by a

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line on the

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. The railway to Cue was closed on 29 April 1978 but grain freight services to the west continued on a seasonal basis for some years but it is now permanently closed. The main feature these days of the (former) town is the iconic building that was a hotel and now a Bed and Breakfast in tourist season. It was built by Mr Emmott Gill and his wife (formally Mrs Tom Jones) in 1907. There are two magnificent paintings of this building done by the renowned artist, the late Ailsa Small, which are housed in the former Shire Chambers of the Mullewa Shire Offices now all part of the Greater Geraldton Council. In its day it was reputed to be a most profitable hotel. The two-story building remains remarkably good shape.

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