Marchagee, Western Australia
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Marchagee is a small townsite located 243 km north of Perth
in the Mid West region of Western Australia
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A reserve for travellers was kept aside in the area in 1876, and the name recorded by the surveyor was Marchagee Well. The name is Aboriginal but its meaning is unknown.
In 1899 the Midland Railway Company established a station at Marchagee.
Some large lots were surveyed for agricultural purposes in 1906, and the townsite was gazetted in 1927.
In recent years, like many other country towns on the railway, there is a large CBH grain storage and receival facility.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in the Mid West region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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A reserve for travellers was kept aside in the area in 1876, and the name recorded by the surveyor was Marchagee Well. The name is Aboriginal but its meaning is unknown.
In 1899 the Midland Railway Company established a station at Marchagee.
Some large lots were surveyed for agricultural purposes in 1906, and the townsite was gazetted in 1927.
In recent years, like many other country towns on the railway, there is a large CBH grain storage and receival facility.