Hines Hill, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Hines Hill
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Merredin
postcode = 6413
est = 1910
pop = 142 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC54116|name=Hines Hill (State Suburb)|year=2006|accessdate=2008-09-20]
elevation= 255
stategov = Central Wheatbelt
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 240
dir1 = East
location1= Perth
dist2 = 20
dir2 = West
location2= Merredin
dist3 = 35
dir3 = East
location3= Kellerberrincoord|-31.535|118.076|type:city(100)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Hines Hill is a town located 240 km east of Perth, between the towns of Merredin and Doodlakine in Western Australia. The town is situated on the Great Eastern Highway and also on the edge of Lake Baandee. The town has a tavern and roadhouse and one of the first privately owned weighbridges in Western Australia is located close to the town [cite web|url=http://www.wheatbelttourism.com/en/Towns/Hines+Hill.htm|title=Central Wheatbelt Tourist Centre - Hines Hill|year=2008|accessdate=2008-09-20]

It serves as a stop on the Avonlink rural train service. The railway line from Northam to Southern Cross was built through the locality in 1894 and the section was opened for traffic in 1895. The townsite was named after the original siding and the town was gazetted in 1910. [LandInfo WA|c|H|2008-09-20]

Hines Hill is a nearby geographical feature which is though to have been named after a sandalwood collector who worked in the area named Jack Hines.

References

ee also

* Hines Hill train collision