- Meeberrie
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Meeberrie is a homestead and station name in the Murchison district of Western Australia.[1] The station is situated approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Mullewa.It was the site of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake 29 April 1941 that is considered the strongest recorded on mainland Australia to date [2]
The Butcher family were the first leaseholders of the station and arrived from Victoria in 1876. The heritage listed station homestead was architect designed and built of local stone between 1917 and 1919. The homestead has an iron roof, a verandah surrounds the building and has two bay windows. A detached building with the jackaroo quarters, laundry and storeroom is found behind the main building.[3]
The station occupies an area of 1,852 square kilometres (715 sq mi) of which 118 square kilometres (46 sq mi) is composed of reserves and crown land. The soil has a low level of erosion with 87% of the land being described as nil or minor. The perenniel vegetation condition is poor with 66% of vegetation cover being described as poor or very poor.[4]
Coordinates: 26°35′S 115°35′E / 26.58°S 115.59°E
Notes
- ^ Countryman (Perth, W.A.), 18 February 1988, p.28
- ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/25962/20040718-0000/www.seismicity.segs.uwa.edu.au/seismicity_of_western_australia/wa_historical/meeberrie.html
- ^ "Australian Heritage Database - Meeberrie Station Homestead Group". 2010. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=14916. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ "Station Reports Appendix 1". 1987. http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/content/lwe/rpm/catman/84%20part%203.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
See also
- Earthquakes in Western Australia
Categories:- Mid West (Western Australia)
- Earthquakes in Australia
- Homesteads in Western Australia
- Western Australia geography stubs
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