Carrabin, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°23′00″S 118°41′00″E / 31.38333°S 118.68333°E / -31.38333; 118.68333
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Carrabin
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Carrabin is a small town located about 43 kilometres (27 mi) east-north-east of

railway line between Merredin and Southern Cross in Western Australia.[2]

History

The town was gazetted in 1912, and took its name from the already existing railway siding located adjacent to the townsite. It is an Aboriginal name of unknown meaning.[3]

In 1932 the

grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[4]

It also is the site of an agricultural research station.[5][6]

Rail services

The

Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Carrabin.[7]

Preceding station Transwa Transwa Following station
Burracoppin
towards East Perth
Prospector Bodallin
towards Kalgoorlie

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carrabin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Carrabin Station". 10 December 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. ^ "History of country town names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Western Australia; Scholz, G; Smolinski, H (1987), The soils of South Carrabin Research Station light land annex, Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Resource Management, retrieved 10 March 2012
  6. ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.