Yellowdine, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°18′00″S 119°39′00″E / 31.30000°S 119.65000°E

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Yellowdine Western Australia
Yellowdine

Coordinates	31°18′00″S 119°39′00″E / 31.30000°S 119.65000°E / -31.30000; 119.65000
Population	0 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Established	1935
Postcode(s)	6426
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Area	1,767 km² (682 sq mi)
Location	402 km (250 mi) east of Perth 33 km (21 mi) east of Southern Cross
LGA(s)	Shire of Yilgarn
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Yellowdine is a town located 402 kilometres (250 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway. The townsite is in the Goldfields-Esperance region, situated in the Shire of Yilgarn.

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.^[2]^[3]

The rest house at the railway station was partially destroyed by fire in 1947.^[4]

The Yellowdine Roadhouse was destroyed by fire on the 24th of December, 2023 from a suspected arson attack.^[5]

The name of the town is believed to be Aboriginal in origin, a misspelling of Yelladine, although its meaning is unknown.^[3]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yellowdine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Simpson, Paul (3 May 2014). "Rise and fall of a golden town". Kalgoorlie Miner.
^ ^a ^b "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
^ "Yellowdine railway kitchen". The West Australian. Perth. 8 October 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ de Smidt, Morgan. "Yellowdine Roadhouse fire: WA Goldfields roadhouse destroyed in suspected arson attack". The West Australian. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

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Shire of Koorda	Koorda Kulja
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Shire of Mukinbudin	Barbalin Bonnie Rock Lake Brown Mukinbudin Wialki*
Shire of Narembeen	Mount Walker Narembeen South Kumminin
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Shire of Trayning	Kununoppin Trayning Yelbeni
Shire of Westonia	Carrabin Walgoolan Westonia
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Shire of Williams	Culbin Congelin Williams

Places in bold are the council seat for the local government area
Places in italics are either former settlements or settlements that do not have an official postcode

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