Amery, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Amery
Lga:Shire of Dowerin
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-31.1481°N 117.0911°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western Australia
Est:1910
Postcode:6461
Elevation:307
Dist1:175
Dir1:NE
Location1:Perth, Western Australia
Dist2:9
Dir2:NE
Location2:Dowerin
Fedgov:Durack
Stategov:Moore
State:wa

Amery is a rail siding and townsite 9km (06miles) northeast of Dowerin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Railway

It was an important junction of the Enjanding Northward railway (The earlier name of the Amery to Kalannie railway), going north to Kalannie[1] and the line going east to Wyalkatchem.

Amery was first known as "Ejanding" in 1910. Its name was changed to Amery in 1928, apparently because another railway siding approximately further north was to be named Ejanding.

Newspaper

A newspaper that included the name of Amery was the Dowerin guardian and Amery line advocate, which was published between 1927 and 1958.

Notes and References

  1. News: Helping the Wheat Belt: The Opening of the Amery-Northward Railway. . . XLIV . 2,258 . Western Australia . 23 May 1929 . 21 December 2018 . 61 . National Library of Australia.