Tarin Rock, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

Tarin Rock
Western Australia

Tarin Rock

Location in Western Australia

Coordinates| 33°06′S 118°14′E﻿ / ﻿33.100°S 118.233°E﻿ / -33.100; 118.233Coordinates: 33°06′S 118°14′E﻿ / ﻿33.100°S 118.233°E﻿ / -33.100; 118.233
Population| 36 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established| 1912
Postcode(s)| 6353
Location|

* 298 km (185 mi) from Perth
* 399 km (248 mi) from Wagin

LGA(s)| Shire of Dumbleyung
State electorate(s)| Roe
Federal division(s)| O'Connor

Tarin Rock (33°06′S 118°14′E﻿ / ﻿33.100°S 118.233°E﻿ / -33.100; 118.233) is a locality,[2] railway siding and rock formation[3] on the Wagin to Lake Grace branch line, located approximately 18 km east of Kukerin in Western Australia.[4]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The primary remnants of the town include the Tarin Rock Tennis Club, the surge receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling and the cemetery to the south.[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarin Rock (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
2. ^ Gable, Walter, 1921-; Rural & Isolated Schools (W.A.) (1988), Jinarnin, Tarin Rock, Dumbleyung, W. Gable, retrieved 9 March 2012`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ Kitchener, D J; Western Australian Museum (1976), Biological survey of the Western Australian wheatbelt : preface to the series and part 1 : Tarin Rock and North Tarin Rock reserves, Western Australian Museum, retrieved 9 March 2012
4. ^ "Missing man". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 1 April 1935. p. 16. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
5. ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
6. ^ "State Heritage Council". 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

## External links[edit]

* History of Tarin Rock area

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