Dartnall is a rural locality of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Great Southern Highway and the Great Southern Railway form the far western border of the locality.[2][3]
| Dartnall Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°01′46″S 117°45′06″E / 34.02934°S 117.75180°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 33 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6320 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 156.2 km2 (60.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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The west of the Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation,[4] while the east of the shire, including Dartnall, is located on the traditional lands of the Koreng people, also of the Noongar nation.[5][6]
Dartnall was a siding on the Tambellup to Ongerup railway line, the siding opening in 1912 and closing in 1967. The railway line run through the locality from west to east.[7][8] The site of the Dartnall railway siding is now on the shire's heritage list.[9] In 1920, land around the Dartnall siding was also reserved for a potential townsite.[10]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dartnall (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Back Along the Line: Section 31 Avon Yard - Albany" (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Railway Siding - Dartnall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Dartnall Townsite". Sunday Times. National Library of Australia. 22 August 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
