Kellerberrin is a townsite in the central agricultural area, 203 km from Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. The railway line from Northam to Southern Cross was constructed through here in 1893-4, and this section opened for traffic in 1895. Kellerberrin was one of the original stations when the line opened. By 1898 there was a demand for small blocks of land in the area, and the government surveyed a number of 20 acre lots the same year. The area was gazetted as Kellerberrin townsite in 1901, and the government soon made more land available for settlers. Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. ... Great Eastern Highway is National Highway 94 Great Eastern Highway, Western Australia is an important highway link between Perth, the eastern wheatbelt and the eastern goldfields. ... Northam(Latitude 31° 38 0 S, Longitude 116° 40 0 E) is a town in Western Australia, birthplace of Shirley Strickland, Frederick Henry Piesse and Carmen Lawrence. ... Southern Cross is a town in Western Australia, roughly 870 kilometres east of Perth. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... An acre is an English unit of area. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The name Kellerberrin is Aboriginal, and is derived from the name of a nearby hill. The hill was first recorded as "Killaburing Hill" by an explorer in 1861, but in 1864 the explorer C C Hunt recorded it as Kellerberrin Hill. One source claims that Kellerberrin is the name for the fierce ants that are found in the area, while another gives it as meaning "camping place near where rainbow birds are found"- "kalla means camping place or place of, and "berrin berrin" is the rainbow bird. Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
Kellerberrin, is a townsite in the central agricultural area, 203 km from Perth on the Great Eastern Highway, with a population of approximately 1,000.
The name Kellerberrin is Aboriginal, and is derived from the name of a nearby hill.
One source claims that Kellerberrin is the name for the fierce ants that are found in the area, while another gives it as meaning "camping place near where rainbow birds are found"- "kalla means camping place or place of, and "berrin berrin" is the rainbow bird.
Kellerberrin is a typical wheatbelt town located 246 metres above sea level and 203 km east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway.
The Kellerberrin Folk Museum, originally the town's Agricultural Hall and built of fieldstone and brick in 1897, is on the far side of the railway line.
There is a Kellerberrin Heritage Trail brochure which is a pleasant half hour walk through the town and a short 4 km drive to the local lookout.
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