Kalannie, Western Australia
Town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
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Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 259 kilometres (161 mi) north-east of the state capital, Perth.
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| Coordinates: 30.36°S 117.12°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Established | 1929 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 711 km2 (275 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 147 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode | 6468 |
Kalannie was gazetted as a townsite in 1929. The name is Aboriginal, and is in a list of names from the York area where the meaning is given as "where the Aboriginals got white stone for their spears".[2]
In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[3]
The main resources in Kalannie are wheat and gypsum. Kalannie is connected to the narrow gauge rail network from a branch-line on the Amery to Kalannie railway line. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]
