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Statistics
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Km from Perth |
251 |
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Population |
697 |
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Rainfall |
356mm |
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Max Temp |
C |
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Min Temp |
C |
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Autogas |
Available |
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Telecentre |
Yes |
Caravan
Park
Services
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Hospital |
08
9661 0200 |
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Police |
08 9661 1202 |
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Tourist bureau |
08
9661 1001 |
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RAC |
08
9661 1104 |
Attractions
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War memorial, Petrudor
Rocks, Mud brick school, Miamoon Reserve, McIntosh Park, Xantippe tank,
Rabbit proof fence, Jibberding Reserve.
Buildings of note
Mud brick school, Road Board office.
Calendar of events
August,
Agricultural show. September, Wattle festival. (Bi-ennial)
Arts and crafts show (odd numbered years).
Park
Hotel
Road Board building
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Description
The area was
first settled in 1907 (One source quotes 1912). Sheep and wheat are the
mainstay of the towns economy. The name comes from an Aboriginal word which
is said to mean grass or good land. (Another source gives the meaning as
'place to wait a while'.) The town site was gazetted in 1914 (another source
says 1913).
The Dalwallinu road board was established in 1916 and early life for
settlers appears to have been very harsh. The areas first wheat crop was
sown by hand with a forked stick.
The Shire offers a host of things to see and places to visit, and many ideal
locations for picnicking.
1. Vintage agricultural equipment in the main street of Dalwallinu.
2. The Old Well, from which the district’s pioneers drew their water. This
is situated at the town entrance.
3. McIntosh Park at Pithara, the site of the first fatal air crash in
Western Australia. John Cowe Mcintosh flew from England to Australia in
1920. In 1921 he was giving joy-rides to locals when the single engine De
Haviland crashed.
4. History House and the Landcare Centre at Kalannie.
5. Calibro School, a restored mud brick school house.
6. Petrudor Rocks is a wonderful picnic spot and a place to see wildflowers
and native fauna. It is located
33 kilometres east of
Pithara, just off the Pithara-Kalannie Road. Toilets and BBQs available.
7.
Wubin
and
Buntine Rocks
- each of these rock areas provide spectacular
views and are a perfect picnic site.
8. Xantippe is a water catchment area, and a high point in the Shire which
allows an expansive view of the broad acre land when at the top.
Within a radius of 100 kilometres of the town there are 185 species of
acacia (wattle) this is believed to be the highest concentration of wattle
species in the world.
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