Southern Cross townsite.

Southern Cross (31°13′S, 119°19′E) is a town in Western Australia, roughly 370 kilometres east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded by gold prospectors during the late 1880s, and gazetted in 1890. It is the major town and administrative centre of the Shire of Yilgarn. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 281 KB) Summary Photo taken 28th Nov 2002 and supplied by Nachoman-au. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 281 KB) Summary Photo taken 28th Nov 2002 and supplied by Nachoman-au. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Great Eastern Highway forms part of National Highway 94 Great Eastern Highway, Western Australia is a major road linking Perth with Kalgoorlie. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... The Shire of Yilgarn is a Local Government Area of Western Australia based in the town of Southern Cross (; post code: 6426). ...

The town of Southern Cross is one of the many towns which run along the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie Goldfields Water Supply Scheme engineered by C. Y. O'Connor. This pipeline — perhaps the world's longest water main — carries water 330 miles (530 km). // [edit] Mundaring Is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... Kalgoorlie is a Western Australian city located about 600 km east of Perth. ... Goldfields Pipeline along Great Eastern Highway The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, also known by names such as the Goldfields Pipeline, and originally known as the Coolgardie Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, is perhaps the worlds longest water main. ... C. Y. OConnor (11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902), full name Charles Yelverton OConnor, was an Irish engineer who is best-known for his work in Australia, especially the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. ...

A succession of gold rushes in the Yilgarn region near Southern Cross in 1887, at Coolgardie in 1892, and at Kalgoorlie in 1893 caused a population explosion in the barren and dry desert centre of Western Australia.

It is named after the Southern Cross constellation, and the town's most significant streets are named after stars. For other uses, see Crux (disambiguation). ... Photo of the familiar constellation Orion. ...

Southern Cross also serves as a stop on the Prospector and Indian Pacific train services. The Transwa Prospector is a passenger train that runs between Perth, Western Australia, and the Goldfields town of Kalgoorlie. ... Fresh from the launch of the new Indian Pacific livery on 24th September, NR 28 hauls the Indian Pacific out of Perth (through Maylands) on Wednesday, 28th September 2005. ...

On Wednesday October 3, 2007, Hamish and Andy broadcast their radio show from Southern Cross as part of their Caravan of Courage tour. is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hamish and Andy are an Australian comedy duo, consisting of Hamish Blake and Andy Lee. ...

See also

• Goldfields-Esperance
• Mundaring Weir
• John Forrest
• Helena River

The Goldfields-Esperance region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... Mundaring Weir is a suburb in Perth, Western Australia. ... John Forrest, 1898 John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury GCMG PC (22 August 1847–2 September 1918) was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australias first federal parliament. ... The Helena River is a tributary of the Swan River, Western Australia Location It rises in country east of Mount Dale and moves to the north west to Mundaring Weir, where it is dammed. ...

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