Paroo is a locality in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It once was a stop on the now closed Wiluna Branch Railway. [1] [2]
The locality was also known as White Well. [3]
It was also a point of intersection with the Rabbit-Proof Fence number 1.
According to Western Australian Government Railways, the former railway station altitude was the highest in the Western Australia railway system in the 1940s, being 1,916 feet (584 m) above sea level. [4]
- ^ "FIRE ON TRAIN". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 10 January 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "WILUNA". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 38, no. 9374. Western Australia. 22 March 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WILUNA". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 37, no. 9283. Western Australia. 5 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "HIGH SPOT". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1946. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
26°37′01″S 119°33′22″E / 26.617°S 119.556°E
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Paroo is a locality in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It once was a stop on the now closed Wiluna Branch Railway. [1] [2]
The locality was also known as White Well. [3]
It was also a point of intersection with the Rabbit-Proof Fence number 1.
According to Western Australian Government Railways, the former railway station altitude was the highest in the Western Australia railway system in the 1940s, being 1,916 feet (584 m) above sea level. [4]
- ^ "FIRE ON TRAIN". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 10 January 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "WILUNA". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 38, no. 9374. Western Australia. 22 March 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WILUNA". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 37, no. 9283. Western Australia. 5 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "HIGH SPOT". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1946. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
26°37′01″S 119°33′22″E / 26.617°S 119.556°E
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