Oakajee, Western Australia

Coordinates: 28°36′07″S 114°36′43″E / 28.602°S 114.612°E / -28.602; 114.612
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Oakajee
Federal division(s)
Durack

Oakajee is a locality in the

Geraldton.[3]

Oakajee was a location on the Northampton railway line between 1879 and 1957.[4]

The area was associated with the Oakajee Port proposal, a project with a long history of attempts to secure funding for construction, the most recent having stalled in 2014.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakajee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakajee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Oakajee". Gazetteer of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Military Camp at Oakagee". Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928). WA: National Library of Australia. 26 October 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  5. ^ Saunders, Amanda. "Padbury shares plunge 79% as Oakajee fail comes back to bite". www.smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Oakajee Port and Rail to build new Mid-West iron ore port". Government Media Office. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.[permanent dead link]