Description
Watheroo is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
Watheroo is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. There are 181 residents, according to the 2016 census.
History
Land in the area was settled by James Oliver in 1851, the area was surveyed in 1871 and the name Watheroo was charted for the first time. Watheroo is a thriving farming Wheatbelt town, farming livestock and grain. The town was an original station on the Midland Railway Company railway line to Walkaway. The townsite was gazetted in 1907.
Railway
Following flooding along the Moore River in 1907, the railway lines between Watheroo and Moora were closed for some time when parts of the track were washed away. Rail services were again affected in 1917 when 1.7 inches (43 mm) of rain fell in three hours causing more flooding, washways and the railyard in town to be submerged.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +08:00
Area: 773.037 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 265 m
Population number: 181
Local Government Area: Shire of Moora
