Established 1935 State electorate(s) Eyre Founded 1935 Local time Sunday 5:47 AM | Postcode(s) 6426 Elevation 356 m Postal code 6426 | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Yellowdine is located 402 km east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway. The townsite is in the goldfields region, situated in the Shire of Yilgarn.
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Map of Yellowdine, WA 6426, Australia
History
The town was initially planned in 1895 as a railway siding along the Coolgardie to Southern Cross railway line that was opened in 1896. Once gold was discovered at Mount Palmer close to Yellowdine in 1934 the government began to develop the siding as a town-site that was later gazetted in 1935.
The rest house at the railway station was partially destroyed by fire in 1947.
The name of the town is believed to be Aboriginal in origin, a misspelling of Yelladine, although its meaning is unknown.
References
Yellowdine, Western Australia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA