Merredin Attractions

Army General Hospital Site (Attraction)
Benson Road, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Australian General Army Hospital was relocated from Tobruk in 1942. Foundations of the buildings and intensive interpretation can be viewed at the Hospital site. A visual display on the Hospital with photographs is on display at the Railway Museum which is located in the Pioneer Park on Great Eastern Highway. Merredin is located three hours drive east of Perth. ...

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Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH) Wheat Storage and Transfer Depot, Merredin (Attraction)
Gamenya Avenue, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Depot was commenced in 1966 and additional cells were added in 1978 and 1998. Storage consists of - Tall cells with a total capacity of 15 000 tonnes of grain. - Horizontal E type storage capable of holding 220 000 tonnes. This has a length of 610 metres and a width of 59metres. It is the Company's largest and is the longest horizontal storage bin in the southern hemisphere. Recent additions i ...

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Council Office Mosaic (Attraction)
Corner Barrack and King Streets, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

Designed by local artist Ann Sutherland this mosaic was chosen to represent the Wheatbelt at the water feature adjacent to the Bell Tower in Barrack Street Perth. There are designs for each area of the State. A copy of the mosaic panel was presented to the local community. The water trickling across its surface and the rock garden setting complement the work. ...

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Hitching Rail, Commemorative Telegraph Pole and Horse Watering Trough (Attraction)
Barrack Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Hitching Rail dates from the 1920's. Horses were tied by their bridles to the rings attatched to upright railway line. The Telegraph pole commemorates the development of the Perth to Southern Cross telegraph service that arrived at the old townsite north of Merredin Peak on the 4th of February, 1892. The Water Trough circa 1930's was one of 500 horse and dog troughs built throughout Australia ...

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Merredin Army Hospital Site (Attraction)
Benson Road, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Merredin Army Hospital Site lies east of Railway Dam. It was the site of the Australian General Army Hospital which was relocated from Gaza Ridge near Tobruk in 1942. Foundations of the buildings and intensive interpretation can be viewed at the site. Visit the display of the hospital at the Railway Museum. ...

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Merredin Peak Trail (Attraction)
Benson Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Merredin Peak Trail is a 30 to 75 minute walking trail to the summit of Merredin Peak. The walk is a site on the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail, a driving trail from Mundaring to Kalgoorlie. In an imaginative and efficient engineering feat in 1893, Merredin Peak, was surrounded by a rock wall and a network of channels that directed water run off into a nearby dam for use by steam engines ...

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Merredin Pioneer Park (Attraction)
Great Eastern Highway, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Merredin Pioneer Park contains the railway water tower, a 50 foot high tower built in 1893. The water in the tower was used by steam locomotives until the 1960's. The park also contains the Bronze Horse, Man, Dog and Plough, a statue commemorating early farming ways. The Pioneer Park is centrally located and is also a good place to have lunch or a picnic. Merredin is a three hour dr ...

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Merredin Railway Dam (Attraction)
Benson Road, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

Constructed in 1893 as part ofan imaginative engineering feat to harvest water from the rock outcrop that is Merredin Peak. The rock channel connecting the Peak to the dam uses local material and is a very good example of this technique. 45 000 cubic metres of run off is channelled into the dam annually and is still used to water parks and gardens in the town. ...

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Merredin Railway Museum (Attraction)
Great Eastern Highway, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Merriden Railway Museum pays tribute to the days of steam with a well restored recreation of the old station. You can pretend to drive a steam train and climb the signal tower for an interesting outlook. It is a real highlight for railway enthusiasts. Appreciate the architecture of the Railway Museum buildings dating back to 1913, with much of the original railway memorabilia still in place ...

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Merredin Railway Water Tower (Attraction)
Great Eastern Highway, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Merredin Railway Water Tower is a fifteen metre high tower that guides visitors into the rural town of Merredin. Located in Pioneer Park, the 1893 tower held the water that was used to operate steam locomotives for more than 60 years. Visit the Military museum next to the tower to see Western Australia's largest collection of military vehicles and equipment. Head back into the town cent ...

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Merredin Town Hall (Attraction)
Mitchell Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The charming Merredin Town Hall was built in 1925 as a memorial to the soldiers that lost their lives in World War I. Take a walk around this aesthetically pleasing building which photographs beautifully from every angle. Examine the clock tower which contains a small replica of the clock face of Big Ben at Westminster in London. Explore the towns other historic buildings of significance, inclu ...

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Merredin WWII Sites (Attraction)
Fuel Dumps - Alllbuery Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

FUEL DUMPS - best viewed from Allbuery Street looking west. Or from the car park at B. P service station Great Eastern Highway. These are now on private property and the owner has built his house on top of one of the concrete conatainers. The four partly buried tanks held 1 million gallons (4.5 million litres) of fuel each. No 10 STORES DEPOT "THE HANGARS" - off Railway Avenue looking ...

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Military Museum, Merredin (Attraction)
Barrack Street East, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Military Museum in Merredin has the State's largest collection of restored military vehicles and equipment. Displays from World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Some vehicles are in working order. To arrange for a guided tour contact the Merredin Visitor Centre in Barrack Street. Merredin is situated three hours east of Perth. ...

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Roundabout Mosaics (Attraction)
Mary Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

Roundabout Mosaics are a series of panels designed by local artist Michelle Murfit and created by locaal community groups and in 2004 were added to the roundabout at the end of Barrack Street. These panels were completed by the community and have the themes of history, youth and Aboriginal culture. Merredin is located four hours drive east of Perth. ...

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Tamma Parkland (Attraction)
Snell Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The western and eastern fringes of this reserve are well worth exploring during the wildflower season. A variety of orchids including Spiders, Sugar, Jack in the Box, Greenhoods and Donkey orchids can all be found. Flowering shrubs, Red Floweing mallee and other mallee species. Drosera, Hibberia and Hakea sp are also visable. ...

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Totadgin Dam Reserve (Attraction)
Bruce Rock Road, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

11 kilometres south of Merriden on Bruce Rock Road is this small nature reserve comprising of woodland and heathland surrounding a granite outcrop. Totadgin Dam Reserve was a favourite watering hole back in the days of the horse and cart. The reserve boasts attractive picnic areas, seasonal wildflowers and the Totadgin Rock which has a colourful wave formation like that of Wave Rock. Popula ...

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World War II Sites (Attraction)
Fuel Dumps - Allbuery Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

Fuel Tanks - On Private Property. The tanks held one million gallons (four and a half million litres) of fuel each. The tanks are best viewed from Allbuery Street looking west. No 10 Stores Depot "The Hangars" - On Private Property, measuring 100 metres x 80metres. They have a complete cement floor and a roof held in place by oregon beams. One is now used to store the surplus silo grain ...

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Zig Zag Wildflower Garden, Merredin (Attraction)
Barrack Street, Merredin, Western Australia 6415, Australia

The Zig Zag Wildflower Garden is maintained by the Merredin branch of the Western Australian Wildflower Society. This beautiful garden features a variety of local and rare species such as Calothamnus and the endangered Sandpaper Wattle. The Western Australian Wildflower Society also maintains a herbarium of local plant species to assist with identification. Merredin is situated three ho ...

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