- Marchagee, Western Australia
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Marchagee
Western AustraliaPopulation: 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
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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Categories:- Towns in Western Australia
- Mid West (Western Australia)
- Australian Aboriginal placenames
- Western Australia geography stubs
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