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.
- ^ https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/yellowdine-fire-raging-fire-engulfs-yellowdine-roadhouse--c-13012401
Further reading
- Howlett, Delys (2007). Yellowdine: Treasures in the Bush. Alexander Heights, WA: Independently published. ISBN 9780646471563.
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