- Clackline, Western Australia
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Clackline
Western Australia
ClacklinePopulation: 387 (2006 Census)[1] Established: 1896 Postcode: 6564 Elevation: 257 m (843 ft) Location: LGA: Shire of Northam State District: Central Wheatbelt Federal Division: Pearce Coordinates: 31°43′05″S 116°31′16″E / 31.718°S 116.521°E
Clackline is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east-north-east of Perth.
John Forrest, later Premier of Western Australia, recorded the name in 1879 but the origin of the word is unknown. A settlement was established in the 1880s, being at the junction of the Perth-Newcastle Road and the township gazetted in 1896.[2]
It has been known also as Clackline Junction for the road and the rail junction.[3][4]
It was an important junction for the Eastern Railway line to Northam.
A brickworks known as the Clackline Refractory supplied bricks for the nearby pumping stations for the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme.
Clackline Nature Reserve is on Refractory Road.
On 9 October 1942 an RAAF Avro Anson aircraft which had departed Pearce Air Base crashed in the area, killing all four crew.[5] A memorial is situated at the crash site about 5 km south-east of Clackline on Avro-Anson Road.
The Clackline area produces some of the highest grade export hay (oaten) in Australia and is home to wine growing ventures and an olive grove producing premium quality olive oils.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Clackline (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC53506&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Clackline Junction Notes.(Correspondent calls for the establishment of a post office - publican Mr. McIver can no longer cope with the area's postal needs).The West Australian, 29 May 1896, p.3
- ^ Carter, D. F. (1999) Clackline Junction reflections : history, myth and true stories of old times to read and enjoy Subiaco published by the author
- ^ RAAF Air crash details
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