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Merredin's history varies from that of other wheat-belt towns in Western Australia in the sense that it started as a stopping place on the way to the goldfields.The first European explorer into the area was the Surveyor General J. S. Roe, who travelled through the region in 1836 but was not impressed by its dryness and the low rainfall.
The MerredinLink was introduced in June 2004 when the AvonLink from East Perth was extended from Northam to Merredin on three days a week. [1] [2] In August 2013, Transwa announced that the MerredinLink would cease with The Prospector to make additional stops. [3] [4] However in December 2013 the service was given a reprieve. [5] [6]
A second act, the Wickepin-Merredin Railway Act 1911, assented to in 16 February 1911, authorised the construction of the railway line extension from Wickepin to Merredin. [3] The line was built in separate sections over five years: [4] Narrogin to Wickepin - 16 February 1909 [5] Bruce Rock to Merredin - 22 December 1913; Wickepin to Corrigin ...
The Shire of Merredin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the town of Merredin, where 2,804 of the Shire's 3,595 residents live. The Shire covers an area of 3,300 square kilometres (1,274 sq mi).
The railway line, as well as the Merredin to Narrogin railway line running in parallel further west, still exist, but are designated as "Not in use" on the Arc Infrastructure map in 2024. [ 10 ] At the northern terminus, at Merredin, four entries related to the railways are on the State Register of Heritage Places : the Merredin Railway Station ...
The Northam-Goomalling Railway Act 1899, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 16 December 1899, authorised the construction of the 55-kilometre (34 mi) long railway line from Northam to Goomalling, [5] which was constructed by the Western Australian Public Works Department and officially opened on 1 July 1902.
The name "Corrigin", of Noongar Aboriginal origin, was first recorded in 1877 relating to a well in the area. The meaning of the name is unknown. Before 1908 Corrigin's only connection with the rest of the state was the railway track that ran to Merredin and it was difficult to get anyone to take up land near the rabbit proof fence.
Merredin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1950 to 2008. Originally known as Merredin-Yilgarn , the name was shortened in 1977. The district was located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia and was named for the town of Merredin .