Grass Valley, Western Australia
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Grass Valley is a small townsite 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Northam, Western Australia
in the Avon Valley
area.
The town is named after a local property of the same name that was established in 1833 by William Nairn.
The Northam to Kalgoorlie
Eastern Goldfields Railway
line passes through the town and includes a crossing loop. The railway was built through the area in 1894.
Land was set aside for a townsite in 1898 and the town was gazetted in the same year..
The town gets its name from the original property name which was given by William Nairn when he was assigned the property in 1833.
Northam, Western Australia
Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...
in the Avon Valley
Avon Valley, Western Australia
Avon Valley may refer to:* the fertile land in the catchment of the Avon River * the Avon Valley National Park* the final Eastern Railway route through the valley* Avon Valley School...
area.
The town is named after a local property of the same name that was established in 1833 by William Nairn.
The Northam to Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
Eastern Goldfields Railway
Eastern Goldfields Railway
The Eastern Goldfields Railway was built in the 1880s to connect Perth, Western Australia with the rich goldfields at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. The narrow gauge Eastern Railway line already connected Perth with Northam, and the EGR extended this line through semi-desert to the goldfields...
line passes through the town and includes a crossing loop. The railway was built through the area in 1894.
Land was set aside for a townsite in 1898 and the town was gazetted in the same year..
The town gets its name from the original property name which was given by William Nairn when he was assigned the property in 1833.