Minilya is a location in
Western Australia
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north of
Carnarvon on the
North West Coastal Highway
North West Coastal Highway is a generally north–south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote a ...
. It is at a junction in the North West Coastal Highway, where the turn off to
Exmouth
Exmouth is a harbor, port town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe, southeast of Exeter.
In 2011 it had a population of 34,432, making Exmouth the List of settl ...
is from that location. The main highway then continues to the next junction 217 kilometres further, at
Nanutarra Roadhouse
Nanutarra is a locality in Western Australia adjacent to the point at which the North West Coastal Highway passes over the Ashburton river. It is also near the turn-off for State Route 136 to Paraburdoo and Tom Price. It is south of the O ...
.
At the
2016 census, Minilya had a population of 19,
down from 137 in 2006.
Marsh Hill and the Lyndon River lie north of Minilya. The Lyndon River flows into
Lake Macleod
Lake Macleod is a marine salt lake in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, north of the port and regional centre of .
History
Dirk Hartog, a Dutchman, made the first authenticated landing by a European along this coastline in 1616. Ea ...
.
Charles Brockman and George Hamersley were the first to visit the area, in 1876.
Brockman and Hamersley named both the
Minilya River (origin unknown, of an
Aboriginal source) and the
Lyndon River.
The pseudonymous photographer
Coyarre won multiple awards and was published in the ''Western Mail'' with her photographs of the area.
See also
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List of roadhouses in Western Australia
Western Australia has extensive long-distance highways with few localities along them. Privately owned general stores known as Roadhouses in Australia, roadhouses have been established at strategic points as an important utility for petrol, fo ...
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Minilya River
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Minilya Station
Minilya Station, most often referred to as Minilya, is a pastoral lease currently operating as a cattle station that once operated as a sheep station in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
The property is situated approximately south of ...
Notes and references
Towns in Western Australia
Roadhouses in Western Australia
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