Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 259 kilometres (161 mi) north-east of the state capital, Perth.
| Kalannie Western Australia | |
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.JPG) Roche Street, Kalannie, 2014 | |
  Kalannie | |
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| Coordinates | 30°22′S 117°07′E / 30.36°S 117.12°E |
| Population | 147 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1929 |
| Postcode(s) | 6468 |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Area | 711 km2 (275 sq mi) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Dalwallinu |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Kalannie was gazetted as a townsite in 1929. The name is Aboriginal, and is in a list of names from the York area where the meaning is given as "where the Aboriginals got white stone for their spears".[2]
In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[3]
The main resources in Kalannie are wheat and gypsum. Kalannie is connected to the narrow gauge rail network from a branch-line on the Amery to Kalannie railway line. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kalannie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
External links
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