Great Southern Railway Cairn - Katanning, Western Australia
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blingg
S 33° 39.160 E 117° 31.096
50H E 548055 N 6276233
A cairn on the top of a railway cutting
Waymark Code: WMNQMA
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 04/20/2015
Views: 5
The cairn marks the point where the railway construction between Perth and Albany met.On June 1, 1889. a silver spike was driven into a sleeper at a point on the Great Southern railway exactly halfway between Beverley and Albany. A ceremony at the same time marked the completion of the railway between Perth and Albany
The spot was marked 50 years later by a cairn in the top of which a piece of the original rail laid in the line was placed
Age/Event Date: 1st June 1889 1st May 1939
Type of Historic Marker: If other (please specify)
Type of Historic Marker if other: cairn
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Historic Resources.: Not listed
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