Moorine Rock - WA

  Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -31.230457 118.980286
DMS: 31º 13' 49.65" S 118º 58' 49.03" E
UTM: 50 J 6543167mN 688611mE
Altitude: 403.65m

Description

Address & Contact

Noongar N Rd
North Bodallin WA 6424
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: https://www.wheatbelttourism.com/where-to-stay/moorine-rock

Information

Moorine Rock is a granite rock named by C.C. Hunt in 1865. It is an aboriginal name of unknown origin. The nearby town of took his name after the rock, but was originally Parkers Road.

The history of the towns name change is as follows:-

When the railway line between Southern Cross and Northam was opened in 1895 a railway station was established here and named Parkers Road after a nearby road. The road led to Parker Range, an area where Mr W M Parker made a gold find in 1888. In 1923 the district surveyor for the area reported there was a need to survey some lots at Parkers Road station. The survey was carried out the following year, and in 1925 the area was gazetted as the townsite of Parker Road. In 1926 the local member of Parliament advised the name of the townsite was causing confusion because it was too similar to Parker Range, a nearby goldmining area, and was also the name of a road in Southern Cross. He suggested the alternative name of Moorine, after Moorine Rock. This name was too similar to Moora, but was accepted with the full name Moorine Rock. The change of name of the townsite was gazetted in 1926. Moorine Rock is the Aboriginal name of these rocks here - first recorded by the explorer C.C. Hunt in 1865.
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Closest Weather Station

Southern Cross Airport at 23/05:00am WST
Distance from Moorine Rock 35.74km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
12.2°C9.3°C77%8.3°C1020.4hPa0.0mmSE13km/hr
7knots
19km/hr
10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Southern Cross Airfield
Distance from Moorine Rock 35.74km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C34.833.830.626.221.517.916.618.521.426.329.932.7
Mean Min. °C17.717.615.011.47.54.63.43.45.09.112.915.3
Mean Rain mm29.724.135.723.429.527.334.628.221.813.418.517.6

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