Meekathara
Australia / Meekatharra, Western Australia
Location ID: #10096988
Meekatharra is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. At the 2011 census, Meekatharra had a population of 812.
Meekatharra is a major supply centre for the pastoral and mining area in the Murchison region of Western Australia. It is located 764 km north-east of Perth and may be reached by the Great Northern Highway. It is a centre for sheep and cattle transshipment, initially by rail but now by road trains. It is connected by public transport to Geraldton with connections to Perth.
It is a 8 hour drive or 3 hour flight north east of Perth.
Location Category:
- AGRICULTURE - *;
- AGRICULTURE - Ranches / Stations;
- BARS / PUBS / HOTELS - *;
- BARS / PUBS / HOTELS - Taverns / Pubs;
- BUSINESSES / BUILDINGS - *;
- CITIES / TOWNS / SUBURBS - *;
- CITIES / TOWNS / SUBURBS - Outback Towns;
- CITIES / TOWNS / SUBURBS - Western / Ghost Towns;
- DOUBLES AS - Afghanistan;
- DOUBLES AS - Montana;
- DOUBLES AS - USA;
- HERITAGE - *;
- HOTELS / MOTELS - *;
- HOUSING - *;
- HOUSING - Abandoned;
- HOUSING - Corrugated Iron;
- LANDSCAPES - *;
- LANDSCAPES - Bushland / Scrub;
- LANDSCAPES - Desert / Sand Dunes;
- LANDSCAPES - Dry Lakes / Flats;
- LANDSCAPES - Plains / Savannahs;
- LANDSCAPES - Plateaus / Mesas;
- LANDSCAPES - Red Dirt;
- LANDSCAPES - Rock Formations / Cliffs;
- OUTBACK - *
Architecture Style:
- Federation;
- Period 1890-1915;
- Period 1920s-1930s