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The Northampton railway line, officially opened in July 1879, was the first government railway line to be built in Western Australia. [2]The Upper Chapman Railway Act 1909, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 16 January 1909, authorised the construction of the section of the Upper Chapman Valley railway line from Glenfield to Naraling. [3]
The Mount Magnet to Sandstone was a branch railway that connected with the Mullewa to Meekatharra railway line at Mount Magnet. [6] The Mt. Magnet-Black Range Railway Act 1907, assented to on 20 December 1907, authorised the construction of the railway line, [7] while the Railway (Mt.Magnet-Black Range) Discontinuance Act 1948, assented to on 21 January 1949, permitted its discontinuation.
Mount Augustus National Park is located 852 km north of Perth, 490 km by road east of Carnarvon and 390 km northwest of Meekatharra, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Mount Augustus itself, the feature around which the national park is based, is known as Burringurrah to the local Wadjari Aboriginal people.
Mount Augustus. Mount Augustus is located roughly 1,000 km north of Perth, in the Mount Augustus National Park in Western Australia. The name is also given to the neighbouring pastoral lease, Mount Augustus Station. The local Wadjari people call it Burringurrah, after a Dreamtime figure, a young boy who was speared and turned into a rock. [1]
Mount Augustus It is situated about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south west of Paraburdoo and 300 kilometres (186 mi) north west of Meekatharra in the Gascoyne region. The Upper Lyons River and Frederick River both run through the property, and the lease area once included Mount Augustus , which is claimed to be the largest monocline in the world.
Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Mid West region. [1] There are four main highways through the Mid West: The north-south coastal route of Brand Highway and North West Coastal Highway, the inland alternative Great Northern Highway, and the northern section of Goldfields Highway, which links Meekatharra with Kalgoorlie.
Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Meekatharra is a Yamatji word meaning "place of little water". At the 2016 census, Meekatharra had a population of 708, with 34.0% being of Aboriginal descent. [2] Meekatharra is a major supply centre for the pastoral and mining area in the Murchison region of Western Australia.
The Meekatharra-Wiluna Railway Act 1927, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 23 December 1927, authorised the construction of the railway line from Meekatharra to Wiluna. [2] Construction began in the late 1920s, [3] and the line operated between 1932 and 1957, mainly serving the Wiluna gold mining area. [4]
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