Kalannie, Western Australia

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
Roche Street, Kalannie, 2014
Kalannie
Coordinates30.36°S 117.12°E / -30.36; 117.12
Population287 (2006 census)[1]
Established1929
Postcode(s)6468
Elevation345 m (1,132 ft)
Location
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 Bonnie Rock section. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kalannie (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – K". Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  3. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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