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Boorabbin, Western Australia was a location on the narrow gauge Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It was half way between Southern Cross and Coolgardie.
Map of Boorabbin WA 6429, Australia
It was the location of a water tank used during the era of steam power on the railways, Construction of the tank began in 1896 and had a capacity of five and a quarter million gallons.
The townsite was gazetted in 1898. It was named by C.C. Hunt in 1865.
It is in the area of the Boorabbin National Park, and Boorabbin Rocks.
References
Boorabbin, Western Australia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA