Tarin Rock, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Tarin Rock
Lga:Shire of Dumbleyung
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-33.1°N 132°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western Australia
Est:1912
Postcode:6353
Dist1:298
Location1:Perth
Dist2:399
Location2:Wagin
Fedgov:O'Connor
Stategov:Roe
State:wa

Tarin Rock is a locality, railway siding and rock formation on the Wagin to Lake Grace branch line, located approximately 18 km east of Kukerin in Western Australia.[1]

Tarin Rock was a stop on the Wagin to Newdegate railway line.[2]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The primary remnants of the town include the Tarin Rock Tennis Club, the surge receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling and the cemetery to the south.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Missing man . . Perth. 1 April 1935 . 9 March 2012 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 30 July 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: State Heritage Council. 2017. 10 March 2020.