Amery, Western Australia
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Amery is a
rail siding In rail terminology, a siding is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch line, or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end. Sidings often have lighter r ...
and townsite northeast of Dowerin in the Wheatbelt region of
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Railway

It was an important junction of the Enjanding Northward railway'' (The earlier name of the Amery to Kalannie railway), going north to Kalannie and the line going east to Wyalkatchem. Amery was first known as "Ejanding" in 1910. Its name was changed to Amery in 1928, apparently because another railway siding approximately further north was to be named Ejanding.


Newspaper

A newspaper that included the name of Amery was the ''Dowerin guardian and Amery line advocate'', which was published between 1927 and 1958.


Reference

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