Tarin Rock, Western Australia
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| Tarin Rock Western Australia | |
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  Tarin Rock Location in Western Australia | |
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| Coordinates | 33°06′S 118°14′E / 33.100°S 118.233°E |
| Population | 36 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1912 |
| Postcode(s) | 6353 |
| Area | 308.4 km2 (119.1 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Dumbleyung |
| State electorate(s) | Roe |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Tarin Rock (33°06′S 118°14′E / 33.100°S 118.233°E) is a locality,[2] railway siding and rock formation[3] on the Wagin to Lake Grace branch line, located approximately 18 km east of Kukerin in Western Australia.[4]
Tarin Rock was a stop on the Wagin to Newdegate railway line.[5]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The primary remnants of the town include the Tarin Rock Tennis Club, the surge receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling and the cemetery to the south.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarin Rock (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Gable, Walter; Rural & Isolated Schools (W.A.) (1988). Jinarnin, Tarin Rock, Dumbleyung. Perth: W. Gable. OCLC 220619524. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Kitchener, D J; Western Australian Museum (1976), Biological survey of the Western Australian wheatbelt : preface to the series and part 1 : Tarin Rock and North Tarin Rock reserves, Western Australian Museum, retrieved 9 March 2012
- ^ "Missing man". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 1 April 1935. p. 16. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "State Heritage Council". 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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