Dartnall, Western Australia Explained

Type:other
Dartnall
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Coordinates:-34.0293°N 117.7518°W
Postcode:6320
Dist1:291
Dir1:SE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:110
Dir2:N
Location2:Albany
Dist3:43
Dir3:S
Location3:Katanning
Fedgov:O'Connor
Stategov:Roe
Near-Nw:Bobalong
Near-N:Broomehill East
Near-Ne:Broomehill East
Near-W:Tambellup
Near-E:Pallinup
Near-Sw:Wansbrough
Near-S:Lake Toolbrunup
Near-Se:Lake Toolbrunup

Dartnall is a rural locality of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Great Southern Highway and the Great Southern Railway form the far western border of the locality.[1] [2]

The west of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation,[3] while the east of the shire, including Dartnall, is located on the traditional lands of the Koreng people, also of the Noongar nation.[4] [5]

Dartnall was a siding on the Tambellup to Ongerup railway line, the siding opening in 1912 and closing in 1967. The railway line run through the locality from west to east.[6] [7] The site of the Dartnall railway siding is now on the shire's heritage list.[8] In 1920, land around the Dartnall siding was also reserved for a potential townsite.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 3 November 2024 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 3 November 2024 .
  3. Web site: Kaneang (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 3 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Koreng (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 3 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . 14 May 2024 . . 3 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 3 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Back Along the Line: Section 31 Avon Yard - Albany . 3 November 2024.
  8. Web site: Railway Siding - Dartnall . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . . 3 November 2024.
  9. News: Dartnall Townsite . . 22 August 1920 . 3 November 2024 . 1 . National Library of Australia.