| Kalannie Western Australia | |
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.JPG) Roche Street, Kalannie, 2014 | |
  Kalannie | |
| Coordinates | 30°22′S 117°07′E / 30.36°S 117.12°E / -30.36; 117.12 |
| Population | 147 (SAL 2021) |
| Established | 1929 |
| Postcode(s) | 6468 |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Area | 711 km (275 sq mi) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Dalwallinu |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 259 kilometres (161 mi) 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.
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 Kalannie railway line. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kalannie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
External links
Media related to Kalannie, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons