Marchagee, Western Australia

Marchagee Western Australia
Marchagee
Population:	128 (2006 Census)[1]
Established:	1927
Postcode:	6515
Elevation:	324 m (1,063 ft)
Location:	243 km (151 mi) North of Perth 65 km (40 mi) North of Moora 62 km (39 mi) West of Dalwallinu
LGA:	Shire of Coorow
State District:	Moore
Federal Division:	Durack

Coordinates: 30°03′18″S 116°04′30″E / 30.055°S 116.075°E / -30.055; 116.075

Marchagee is a small townsite located 243 km north of Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

A reserve for travellers was kept aside in the area in 1876, and the name recorded by the surveyor was Marchagee Well. The name is Aboriginal but its meaning is unknown.

In 1899 the Midland Railway Company established a station at Marchagee.

Some large lots were surveyed for agricultural purposes in 1906, and the townsite was gazetted in 1927.^[2]

In recent years, like many other country towns on the railway, there is a large CBH grain storage and receival facility.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Marchagee (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54626&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-09-16. 
2. ^ 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 2008-09-16. 

External links

• The Coorow-Waddy Database - past residents of Coorow, Waddy Forest, Marchagee and Gunyidi