Meelon, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Meelon
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Murray
Postcode:6208
Coordinates:-32.7281°N 115.935°W
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Stategov:Murray-Wellington
Fedgov:Canning
Near-Nw:Pinjarra
Near-N:Oakley
Near-Ne:Marrinup
Near-W:Blythewood
Near-E:Teesdale
Near-Sw:Coolup
Near-S:Coolup
Near-Se:Teesdale
Dist1:28
Dir1:ESE
Location1:Mandurah
Dist2:9
Dir2:ESE
Dist3:15
Dir3:W
Location3:Dwellingup

Meelon is a small townsite in the Peel region of Western Australia, located between Pinjarra and Dwellingup within the Shire of Murray. At the 2011 census, Meelon had a population of 224.

It was originally established as a saw-milling site by the local timber industry in the 1900s and was serviced by a siding on the Pinjarra-Narrogin railway. Following the decline of the industry in the 1950s, Meelon all but disappeared, and today primarily consists of medium-acreage farms which are dependent on Pinjarra for services. The Hotham Valley Railway, a tourist railway, passes through but does not stop in Meelon.

The locality is home to two heritage-listed homesteads, the Kirkham House, also referred to as Riverdale and dating back to 1900, and the Burnside Homestead, constructed in 1860.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Riverdale, Coolup . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 11 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Burnside Homestead . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 11 August 2023.