Narngulu, Western Australia

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Narngulu (28°49′S 114°41′E), originally a town 422 km north of Perth, it is now considered more a suburb of Geraldton that is 6 km to the north. In the 1890s the town was known as Mullewa Junction as it was where the Cue railway line met the Midland railway line. In 1905 the town was renamed Crowther after a local merchant, however was renamed again to Narngulu in 1906.

The Australian Railroad Group operate a large rail yard at Narngulu. Titanium minerals and zircon are processed at the Iluka Resources plant, with coal being railed seven times a fortnight from Collie.