Sandstone, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Sandstone
state = wa

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caption = Empire Day celebrations in Hack Street, Sandstone. 1909.
lga = Shire of Sandstone
postcode = 6639
est = 1890s
pop = 119
elevation= 533
maxtemp = 27.3
mintemp = 13.2
rainfall = 248.3
stategov = Kalgoorlie
fedgov = Kalgoorlie
dist1 = 661
dir1 = N
location1= Perth
dist2 = 157
dir2 = E
location2= Mount Magnet
dist3 = 196
dir3 = W
location3= Leinstercoord|-27.988|119.296|type:city(50)_region:AU-WA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=title

Sandstone is a small town located in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located 157 kilometres east of Mount Magnet and 661 kilometres north of the state capital, Perth. At the 2006 census, Sandstone and the surrounding area had a population of 119.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC55486
name=Sandstone (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-09-28
quick=on]

Overview

The town was first settled in the 1890s as part of a gold rush but today is a virtual ghost town. Today, Sandstone is the administrative centre of the Shire of Sandstone Local Government Area. Sights to see include London Bridge, a natural bridge, which is part of the Sandstone Heritage Trail. It was the inspiration for the mining town in Randolph Stow's 1963 novel "Tourmaline".cite web
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Sandstone/2005/02/17/1108500208685.html
title = Sandstone
work = SMH Travel
publisher = Sydney Morning Herald
accessdate = 2007-09-28]

See also

* Railway stations in Western Australia

References

External links

* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Sandstone/2005/02/17/1108500208685.html SMH Travel site]
* [http://www.sandstone.wa.gov.au/ Official website - Sandstone Shire]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/8/Sandstone.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 556 (Red dots are former railways)]