Doodlakine, Western Australia
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Doodlakine is located 220 km ENE of Perth, Western Australia
. It is situated within the Shire of Kellerberrin
along the Great Eastern Highway
. The town also contains a crossing loop for trains on the Perth to Kalgoorlie
railway, and serves as a stop on the Avonlink
rural train service.
The area was first visited by Europeans in 1864 when explorers came and charted the area. The word Doodlakine is Aboriginal
word for a rock formation that is located North of the townsite.
An area close to the townsite, along the road to the Yilgarn goldfields and near a reliable water supply, was set aside in 1891 for a town to be established. This was gazetted as the Doodlakine townsite in the same year.
Later a railway line was constructed through the area about 3 km South of the town, and the government soon subdivided area along the line. This area was gazetted as a second part of the townsite in 1899.
The town overflows with people one time a year for a music concert held at the pub. Hundreds of people come from around the state and camp behind the pub.
Doodlakine is affectionately known by the locals as "Doodlie".
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. It is situated within the Shire of Kellerberrin
Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Kellerberrin is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway.The railway line from Northam to Southern Cross was constructed through here in 1893-94, and this section opened for traffic in 1895. Kellerberrin was one of the original stations when...
along the Great Eastern Highway
Great Eastern Highway
The Great Eastern Highway is a major road between the Western Australian cities of Perth and Kalgoorlie. It is a key route for vehicles accessing the eastern wheatbelt and the eastern goldfields...
. The town also contains a crossing loop for trains on the Perth to Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
railway, and serves as a stop on the Avonlink
Transwa Avonlink
The AvonLink is a standard gauge passenger train operated by Transwa that operates between Perth, Western Australia and the Avon Valley. It provides one service in each direction every weekday, to and from the regional town of Northam, and since 2004, has provided three extended services a week to...
rural train service.
The area was first visited by Europeans in 1864 when explorers came and charted the area. The word Doodlakine is Aboriginal
Australian Aborigines
Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...
word for a rock formation that is located North of the townsite.
An area close to the townsite, along the road to the Yilgarn goldfields and near a reliable water supply, was set aside in 1891 for a town to be established. This was gazetted as the Doodlakine townsite in the same year.
Later a railway line was constructed through the area about 3 km South of the town, and the government soon subdivided area along the line. This area was gazetted as a second part of the townsite in 1899.
The town overflows with people one time a year for a music concert held at the pub. Hundreds of people come from around the state and camp behind the pub.
Doodlakine is affectionately known by the locals as "Doodlie".