Marchagee, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Marchagee
State:wa
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-30.05°N 120°W
Lga:Shire of Coorow
Postcode:6515
Est:1927
Elevation:324
Stategov:Moore
Fedgov:Durack
Dist1:243
Dir1:north
Location1:Perth
Dist2:65
Dir2:north
Location2:Moora
Dist3:62
Dir3:west
Location3:Dalwallinu

Marchagee is a small townsite located 243 km north of Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

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.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. 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 .