Bonnie Rock, Western Australia
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Bonnie Rock is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
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The town was once the terminus of the railway to Beacon
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The name of the town originated from a rock formation that is situated close to the town that was named by a sandalwood
cutter. The townsite was gazetted in 1932.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The town was once the terminus of the railway to Beacon
Beacon, Western Australia
Beacon is a town in Western Australia, in the Shire of Mount Marshall. It is located 42 km north of Bencubbin and 333 km northeast of Perth....
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The name of the town originated from a rock formation that is situated close to the town that was named by a sandalwood
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods they retain their fragrance for decades. As well as using the harvested and cut wood in-situ, essential oils are also extracted...
cutter. The townsite was gazetted in 1932.