MOORINE ROCK

HEMA Map reference 75/B8

31° 19' 02" S 119° 07' 21" E

Statistics

Km from Perth	347
Population
Rainfall	312mm
Max Temp	C
Min Temp	C
Autogas
Telecentre

Caravan Parks

Unknown

Services

Buildings of note

Unknown

Calendar of events

Unknown

Description

Yet another beneficiary of the Northam to Southern Cross railway, Moorine Rock started its life as a humble station on the line.

W.M. Parker found gold in a nearby range in 1888 and the station was originally called Parkers Road. The townsite was surveyed in 1924 and was gazetted in 1925. The local member of Parliament complained that the name was causing confusion with nearby Parker Range and so in 1926 it was changed to Moorine Rock after a formation close to the town.

Moorine is said to be the Aboriginal word for female dingo.