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Yellowdine
Western Australia
Yellowdine is located in Western Australia
Yellowdine
Yellowdine
Location in Western Australia
Established 1935
Postcode(s) 6426
Elevation 356 m (1,168 ft)
Area [convert: needs a number]
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Yilgarn
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

Yellowdine is a town located 402 kilometres (250 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway. The townsite is in the Goldfields-Esperance region, situated in the Shire of Yilgarn.

History

The town was initially planned in 1895 as a railway siding along the Coolgardie to Southern Cross railway line that was opened in 1896. Once gold was discovered at Mount Palmer close to Yellowdine in 1934 the government began to develop the siding as a town-site that was later gazetted in 1935.

The rest house at the railway station was partially destroyed by fire in 1947.

The Yellowdine Roadhouse was destroyed by fire on the 24th of December, 2023 from a suspected arson attack.

The name of the town is believed to be Aboriginal in origin, a misspelling of Yelladine, although its meaning is unknown.

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