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Sandstone - WA  RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

Populated Place Town
Airstrip Fuel Toilet Pub Food,Shopping
PlaceID58817
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Latitude27.98839º S 27º 59' 18.2" S
Longitude119.2952º E 119º 17' 42.76" E
Altitude540m
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 Location of Sandstone

From Leinster, 137.88kms W (153kms, 3hrs 9mins driving) Driving Directions
From Mount Magnet, 142.11kms E (155kms, 2hrs 0mins driving) Driving Directions
From Meekatharra, 173.86kms SE (193kms, 4hrs 6mins driving) Driving Directions
From Menzies, 253.73kms NW (384kms, 6hrs 4mins driving) Driving Directions
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 Description of Sandstone

Located 157 km east of Mount Magnet and 661 km north of Perth, Sandstone is a heritage town in the lower Murchison District. The landscape although harsh, is picturesque with numerous breakaways.

Sandstone started life as a boom goldrush town in the late 1890s but by 1919 it had become a virtual ghost town. Consequently the history of the town is very much the history of the East Murchison - the discovery of gold, the sudden influx of miners, the dreams of a town that would last forever, the sudden decline in the goldfields, the disappearance of the population, and the town settling down to become a small centre for the surrounding pastoral leases.

Sandstone once again supports mining but now also tourism.
Visitors today will enjoy a few heritage buildings in the main street and a wonderful self-drive Heritage Trail (get maps from post office). Simply follow the signs on good dirt road to view the Brewery, State Battery, London Bridge, & Contradiction Well.

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Open air museum/picnic facilities in main street
Signboards in main street museum
Post Office constructed 1908-09
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National Hotel constructed 1907
Black Range Chapel - constructed 1908
Fuelling point
Sandstone playground
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 Places within 5km

Sandstone Caravan Park - WA [0.26km]  RatingRatingRatingRatingRating
Caravan Park 
Alice Atkinson Caravan Park Irvine Street Sandstone 6639 Phone 08 9963 5859
Guddo Marddah - WA [0.67km]  
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Sandstone Airstrip - WA [1.07km]  
Airstrip 
Orientation 177°.
London Bridge - WA [2.54km]  
Mountain,Peak,Hill 
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London Bridge Sandstone - WA [3.16km]  
Point of Interest 
Further up the track from the State Battery is the town¹s most interesting natural phenomenon - London Bridge.
The Brewery Sandstone WA - WA [3.41km]  
Point of Interest 
THE BREWERY The brewery was established in 1907 by an Irishman, J.V. Kearney, to provide for the demands of the many miners when working in the area.
Government bore Sandstone - WA [3.73km]  
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Government bore

 Weather & Climate for Sandstone

Closest Weather Station

Bulga Downs at 15:00 07 Nov WST
Distance from Sandstone 71.53km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
35.0°C 29.9°C 13% 3.2°C -hPa 0.0mm NW 19km/h
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Closest Climatic Station

Yeelirrie
Distance from Sandstone 110.87km NE
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 37.735.833.228.7 23.419.519.221.4 25.729.732.936.2
Mean Min. °C 22.021.118.313.9 8.34.73.54.7 7.912.216.219.9
Mean Rain mm 28.430.632.124.9 25.823.617.513.1 4.39.79.419.1

 What Others Say about Sandstone

  Thursday, 30 April 2009   Member - Uncle (NSW)   RatingRatingRatingRatingRating
Lovley people run the general store and the staff at the local watering hole do a top T bone steak.
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