Southern Cross WA CA

Southern Cross is a town in Western Australia, 371 kilometres east of state capital Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded in 1…
Southern Cross is a town in Western Australia, 371 kilometres east of state capital Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded in 1888 after gold prospectors Richard Greaves and Ted Paine during their October 1887 expedition successfully found gold, and gazetted in 1890. It is the major town and administrative centre of the Shire of Yilgarn. At the 2016 census, Southern Cross had a population of 680.
  • Population: 523 (UCL 2021)
  • Established: 1890
  • Postcode(s): 6426
  • Elevation: 355 m (1,165 ft)
  • Area: 555.2 km² (214.4 sq mi)
  • Location: 371 km (231 mi) E of Perth · 225 km (140 mi) W of Kalgoorlie · 110 km (68 mi) E of Merredin
  • LGA(s): Shire of Yilgarn

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