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In Pioneer Park you will find the railway water town standing 50 ft high. It was built in 1893 and was used to pump water to the steam locomotives. This stopped happening in the 1960’s. On the side of the water tower is the old advertisement for Kalgoorlie.
Written Oct 27, 2007
Address: Pioneer Park, Merredin
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This is a small park beside the train tracks and the old station. In the park there is a bronze statue of Clydesdale horse along with its owner, his plough and his dog representing the early farming days in the area.
Updated Oct 27, 2007
Address: Merredin
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The railroad first came to Merredin in 1893. The town became the locomotive depot in 1904 for the line and many smaller lines branched out from Merredin into the wheat belt area. The original old station was built in 1895 but was replaced in 1968 by a very close replica.
Written Oct 27, 2007
Address: Gt Eastern Hwy, Merredin
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There is a windmill which still works as well as a 1897 G117 steam engine which has been wonderfully preserved. There is also an area of the museum on the local historical collections and the Army hospital. The museum is open Monday to Saturday from
Written Oct 27, 2007
Address: Merredin Railway Museum, Gt Eastern Hwy
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The museum is housed in the old Railway Station and is supposed to be one of the best railway stations in not only WA but Australia. Quite a find for railway enthusiasts, there are collections of memorabilia dating back from World War I.
Written Oct 27, 2007
Address: Great Eastern Highway, Merredin
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The town is small but has quite a few different styles of historic buildings. Notable ones ae the Town Hall with a clock tower which was built in 1925. The tower part was built by the same people who built London’s Big Ben. This has now become a memorial to WWI soldiers who died. Others are the Post Office which was built in 1913 and the Cummins Theatre built in 1928. The bricks of the theatre are supposed to still hold minute deposits of gold in them.
Written Oct 27, 2007
Address: Merredin
keeweechic Says: The Commercial Hotel in town only has a rating of about one star but it is supposed to be the only pub in the Wheatbelt area which has live entertainment in the form of rock bands every weekend. The hotel has air-conditioning and heating as well as a barbecue area,...
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Merredin is around 265kms east of Perth. Take the Great Eastern Highway from Perth and you can’t miss the town.
Both the Westrail Prospector and Greyhound Busses travel to Merredin
Written Oct 27, 2007
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Merredin has some average temps of around 24C at its maximum during the mild winter months. Summer can get into the low 30’s and be dry. The wettest months are between May and August.
Written Oct 27, 2007
Merredin is a small town known as ‘The Garden Town in the Heart of the Wheat Belt’ and around 259kms east of Perth. The town sits some 314 metres above sea level. In the early days the area was...
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