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In 1932 the [[CBH Group|Wheat Pool of Western Australia]] announced that the town would have two [[grain elevators]], each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32560140 |title=Country elevators |newspaper=[[The West Australian]]|location=Perth|date=6 July 1932|accessdate=6 April 2013|page=10|publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
In 1932 the [[CBH Group|Wheat Pool of Western Australia]] announced that the town would have two [[grain elevators]], each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32560140 |title=Country elevators |newspaper=[[The West Australian]]|location=Perth|date=6 July 1932|accessdate=6 April 2013|page=10|publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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The main resources in Kalannie are [[wheat]] and [[gypsum]]. Kalannie is connected to the [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] rail network from a branch-line on the [[Amery, Western Australia|Amery]] to [[Bonnie Rock, Western Australia|Bonnie Rock]] section. The town is a [[CBH grain receival points|receival site]] for [[Cooperative Bulk Handling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf|title=CBH receival sites|year=2011|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref> |
The main resources in Kalannie are [[wheat]] and [[gypsum]]. Kalannie is connected to the [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] rail network from a branch-line on the [[Amery, Western Australia|Amery]] to [[Bonnie Rock, Western Australia|Bonnie Rock]] section. The town is a [[CBH grain receival points|receival site]] for [[Cooperative Bulk Handling]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |title=CBH receival sites |year=2011 |accessdate=1 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |archivedate=18 March 2012 |df= }}</ref> |
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| Kalannie Western Australia | |
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.JPG) Roche Street, Kalannie, 2014 | |
| Population | 287 (2006 census)[1] |
| Established | 1929 |
| Postcode(s) | 6468 |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Dalwallinu |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 259 kilometres (161 mi) north-east of the state capital, Perth.
Kalannie was gazetted as a townsite in 1929. The name is Aboriginal, and is in a list of names from the York area where the meaning is given as "where the Aboriginals got white stone for their spears".[2]
In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[3]
The main resources in Kalannie are wheat and gypsum. Kalannie is connected to the narrow gauge rail network from a branch-line on the Amery to Bonnie Rock section. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kalannie (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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External links
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