Amery, Western Australia
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Amery Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 31°08′53″S 117°05′28″E / 31.14806°S 117.09111°E |
Established | 1910 |
Postcode(s) | 6461 |
Elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Dowerin |
State electorate(s) | Moore |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Amery is a rail siding and townsite 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Dowerin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
It was an important junction for the railway line going north to Mullewa[1] and the line going east to Wyalkatchem.
History
Amery was first known as "Ejanding" in 1910. Its name was changed to Amery in 1928, apparently because another railway siding approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) further north was to be named Ejanding.[2]
A newspaper that included the name of Amery was the Dowerin guardian and Amery line advocate, which was published between 1927 and 1958.[3]
References
- ^ "HELPING THE WHEAT BELT: The Opening of the Amery-Northward Railway". Western Mail. Vol. XLIV, no. 2, 258. Western Australia. 23 May 1929. p. 61. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "History of country town names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
- ^ The Dowerin guardian and Amery line advocate, Wheatbelt Press Ltd, 1928, retrieved 21 December 2018
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