Clackline, Western Australia
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Clackline is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
, about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) east-north-east of Perth
.
John Forrest
, later Premier of Western Australia
, recorded the name in 1879 but the origin of the word is unknown. A settlement was established in the 1880s, being at the junction of the Perth-Newcastle Road and the township gazetted in 1896.
It has been known also as Clackline Junction for the road and the rail junction.
It was an important junction for the Eastern Railway line to Northam
.
A brickworks known as the Clackline Refractory supplied bricks for the nearby pumping stations for the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
.
Clackline Nature Reserve is on Refractory Road.
On 9 October 1942 an RAAF Avro Anson
aircraft which had departed Pearce Air Base
crashed in the area, killing all four crew. A memorial is situated at the crash site about 5 km south-east of Clackline on Avro-Anson Road.
The Clackline area produces some of the highest grade export hay (oaten) in Australia and is home to wine growing ventures and an olive grove producing premium quality olive oils.
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...
, about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) east-north-east of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
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John Forrest
John Forrest
Sir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....
, later Premier of Western Australia
Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
, recorded the name in 1879 but the origin of the word is unknown. A settlement was established in the 1880s, being at the junction of the Perth-Newcastle Road and the township gazetted in 1896.
It has been known also as Clackline Junction for the road and the rail junction.
It was an important junction for the Eastern Railway line to Northam
Northam, Western Australia
Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...
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A brickworks known as the Clackline Refractory supplied bricks for the nearby pumping stations for the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a pipeline and dam project which delivers potable water to communities in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, particularly Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie...
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Clackline Nature Reserve is on Refractory Road.
On 9 October 1942 an RAAF Avro Anson
Avro Anson
The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...
aircraft which had departed Pearce Air Base
RAAF Base Pearce
RAAF Base Pearce is the main RAAF base in Western Australia. The base is located in Bullsbrook, north of Perth. It is used for training by the Royal Australian Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force...
crashed in the area, killing all four crew. A memorial is situated at the crash site about 5 km south-east of Clackline on Avro-Anson Road.
The Clackline area produces some of the highest grade export hay (oaten) in Australia and is home to wine growing ventures and an olive grove producing premium quality olive oils.