Parkeston, Western Australia
Coordinates: 30°43′34″S 121°29′56″E / 30.726°S 121.499°E
Parkeston is a suburb of the city of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, located 3 km east of the city centre. At the 2006 census, Parkeston had a population of 69.[1]
Railway
This Australian townsite was gazetted in 1904 and is located on the western end of the Trans-Australian Railway. From 1917, the town was the interchange between the narrow gauge railway from Perth and the standard gauge railway to Port Pirie. This break of gauge was eliminated in 1970.
- Elevation = 468m
Notes and references
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Parkeston (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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