| Meelon Western Australia |
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Meelon
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| Population: | 557 (2006 Census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6208 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canning | ||||||||||||
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Meelon is a small townsite in the Peel region of Western Australia, located between Pinjarra and Dwellingup within the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Meelon had a population of 557.[1]
It was originally established as a saw-milling site by the local timber industry in the 1900s and was serviced by a siding on the Pinjarra-Narrogin railway. Following the decline of the industry in the 1950s, Meelon all but disappeared, and today primarily consists of medium-acreage farms which are dependent on Pinjarra for services. The Hotham Valley Railway, a tourist railway, passes through but does not stop in Meelon.
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