Kalannie, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Kalannie
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Dalwallinu
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-30.36°N 117.12°W
Postcode:6468
Est:1929
Elevation:345
Stategov:Moore
Fedgov:Durack
Dist1:259
Dir1:north east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:45
Dir2:east
Location2:Dalwallinu
Dist3:70
Dir3:north east
Location3:Wongan Hills

Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 259km (161miles) north-east of the state capital, Perth.

Kalannie was gazetted as a townsite in 1929. The name is Aboriginal, and is in a list of names from the York area where the meaning is given as "where the Aboriginals got white stone for their spears".

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[1]

The main resources in Kalannie are wheat and gypsum. Kalannie is connected to the narrow gauge rail network from a branch-line on the Amery to Bonnie Rock section. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Country elevators . The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. 6 April 2013. 10. National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: CBH receival sites . 2011 . 1 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf . 18 March 2012 .