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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 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).
Merredin Town Hall, Merredin Clock Tower Building: Merredin Railway Station Group: 1577: Lot 1503: Todd Street: Merredin: Merredin Railway Station Museum, Old Railway Station: Merredin Post Office: 1578: Corner: Barrack & Bates Street: Merredin
Pages in category "Merredin, Western Australia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M.
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State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Merredin (1 P) Pages in category "Shire of Merredin" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 original Merredin station opened in 1895. It was an important station on the Eastern Goldfields Railway , being the junction station for a number of lines to locations in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions.