Forrest, Western Australia
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Forrest is a small settlement and railway station on the Trans-Australian Railway
in Western Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Forrest had a population of 18.
Forrest is on the longest stretch of straight railway in the world, at 479 km from Rawlinna
in Western Australia to Ooldea
in South Australia
.
The airstrip at Forrest was the overnight stop on the first scheduled passenger air service between Perth
and Adelaide
from 1929 to 1934, operated by West Australian Airways
. The 18-room hostel provided a restaurant meal "worthy of any city hotel".
Forrest was named after Sir John Forrest, the explorer who became the first Premier of Western Australia
.
Trans-Australian Railway
The Trans-Australian Railway crosses the Nullarbor Plain of Australia from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia...
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Forrest had a population of 18.
Forrest is on the longest stretch of straight railway in the world, at 479 km from Rawlinna
Rawlinna, Western Australia
Rawlinna is a remote locality and railway siding on the Trans-Australian Railway in Western Australia. It is also the site of a small lime mine, in which the lime is extracted from the limestone that is prevalent in the area...
in Western Australia to Ooldea
Ooldea, South Australia
Ooldea is a tiny settlement in South Australia. It is on the eastern edge of the Nullarbor Plain, 863 km west of Port Augusta on the Trans-Australian Railway...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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The airstrip at Forrest was the overnight stop on the first scheduled passenger air service between Perth
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....
and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
from 1929 to 1934, operated by West Australian Airways
West Australian Airways
West Australian Airways was an Australian airline based out of Geraldton, Western Australia. Established on 5 December 1921 as Western Australian Airways by World War I pilot Norman Brearley it was the first airline in Australian history to establish a scheduled air service. The first service left...
. The 18-room hostel provided a restaurant meal "worthy of any city hotel".
Forrest was named after Sir John Forrest, the explorer who became the first Premier of Western Australia
Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
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