- Sandstone, Western Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Sandstone
state = wa
caption = Empire Day celebrations in Hack Street, Sandstone. 1909.
lga =Shire of Sandstone
postcode = 6639
est = 1890s
pop = 119
elevation= 533
maxtemp = 27.3
mintemp = 13.2
rainfall = 248.3
stategov = Kalgoorlie
fedgov = Kalgoorlie
dist1 = 661
dir1 = N
location1= Perth
dist2 = 157
dir2 = E
location2= Mount Magnet
dist3 = 196
dir3 = W
location3= Leinstercoord|-27.988|119.296|type:city(50)_region:AU-WA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=titleSandstone is a small town located in the Mid West region of
Western Australia . The town is located 157 kilometres east of Mount Magnet and 661 kilometres north of the state capital, Perth. At the 2006 census, Sandstone and the surrounding area had a population of 119.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC55486
name=Sandstone (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-09-28
quick=on]Overview
The town was first settled in the 1890s as part of a
gold rush but today is a virtualghost town . Today, Sandstone is the administrative centre of theShire of Sandstone Local Government Area. Sights to see include London Bridge, anatural bridge , which is part of the Sandstone Heritage Trail. It was the inspiration for the mining town inRandolph Stow 's 1963novel "Tourmaline".cite web
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Sandstone/2005/02/17/1108500208685.html
title = Sandstone
work = SMH Travel
publisher =Sydney Morning Herald
accessdate = 2007-09-28]See also
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Railway stations in Western Australia References
External links
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Sandstone/2005/02/17/1108500208685.html SMH Travel site]
* [http://www.sandstone.wa.gov.au/ Official website - Sandstone Shire]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/8/Sandstone.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 556 (Red dots are former railways)]
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