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The Best Attractions In Bruce Rock

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Bruce Rock is a town in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 243 kilometres east of Perth and 48 kilometres southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock. Originally known as Nunagin or Noonegin, the name of the town led to confusion between other towns such as Narrogin and Nungarin. The name was changed to Bruce Rock after the large granite feature located close to the town. The townsite was gazetted in 1913.The rock was named after sandalwood cutter, John Rufus Bruce, who worked in the area in 1879. The heritage listed shire office building was opened in January 1929.The painter John Perceval was bo...
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  • 1. Kokerbin Rock Bruce Rock
    Kokerbin Rock, also known as Kokerbin Hill, is a granite rock formation located within the Kokerbin Nature Reserve in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The area has special significance for Noonga. There are claims that Kokerbin Rock is the third largest monolith in Australia, with Mount Wudinna in South Australia being the second largest and Uluru in the Northern Territory being the largest. The Kokerbin Nature Reserve is approximately 40 km east of Quairading and 30 km south of Kellerberrin by road.
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  • 2. Bruce's Rock Bruce Rock
    Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer-songwriter known for his work with the E Street Band. Nicknamed The Boss, he is widely known for his brand of poetic lyrics, his Jersey Shore roots, his distinctive voice, and his lengthy and energetic stage performances. Springsteen's recordings have included both rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A. find pleasures in the struggles of daily American life. He has sold more than 135 million records worldwide and more than 64 million records in the United States, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, a Tony Award as well a...
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  • 5. Shackleton Bank Bruce Rock
    Shackleton is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The town is located close to the Salt River and along the disused railway line between Bruce Rock and Quairading. The 2016 population was 96.Originally a railway siding for the railway line when constructed in 1913, the town was developed privately before being gazetted in 1951. The town is named after the Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.The local Agricultural Hall was officially opened in 1920 by Mr. H. Griffiths MLA, it was built on land provided by Dr. Germyn.The Bankwest branch in the town claimed to be the world's smallest bank. The building measures 3 by 4 metres , but was closed in 1997.The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling...
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  • 6. Wave Rock Hyden
    Wave Rock is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave. The wave is about 15 m high and around 110 m long. It forms the north side of a solitary hill, which is known as Hyden Rock. This hill, which is a granite inselberg, lies about 3 km east of the small town of Hyden and 296 km east-southeast of Perth, Western Australia. Wave Rock and Hyden Rock are part of a 160 ha nature reserve, Hyden Wildlife Park. A wall lies above Wave Rock about halfway up Hyden Rock and follows the contours of the wall. It collects and funnels rainwater to a storage dam. The wall and dam were constructed in December 1928 by the Public Works Department for the original settlers of East Karlgarin District. Both were renovated in 1951 to increase water capacity for the Hyden township. S...
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  • 7. Hippo's Yawn Hyden
    Hippo's Yawn is a rock near Wave Rock in Western Australia. The rock's resemblance to a yawning hippopotamus led to its name. It is about 12.6 metres tall and is located just out of the town of Hyden.
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  • 8. Mulka's Cave Hyden
    The Humps is a granite rock formation known as a stepped bornhardt inselberg. It is located within The Humps Nature Reserve approximately 295 kilometres east of Perth and 17 kilometres north east of Hyden in the eastern wheatbelt region of Western Australia.Rising about 80 metres above the surrounding plains, The Humps is one of numerous rock formations in the area. Approximately 15 kilometres to its south is Hyden Rock whose northern side features the Wave Rock formation. Also in the area are Scrivener Rocks and Camel Peaks roughly 13 kilometres west of The Humps, Anderson Rocks about 19 kilometres north, and King Rocks approximately 18 kilometres east of The Humps.
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  • 10. Mount Brown Lookout York
    Mount York, a mountain in the western region of the Explorer Range, part of the Blue Mountains Range that is a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is located approximately 150 kilometres west of Sydney, just outside Mount Victoria in New South Wales, Australia. Mount York has an elevation of 1,061 metres AHD and is a projection of the Blue Mountains dissected plateau, creating a promontory of the western escarpment with a minor rise at its summit.
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  • 11. York Motor Museum York
    York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated on the Avon River, 97 kilometres east of Perth in the Wheatbelt, on Ballardong Nyoongar land, and is the seat of the Shire of York. The York district took its name from Yorkshire because of its hills and valleys.After thousands of years of occupation by Ballardong Nyoongar people, the area was first settled by Europeans in 1831, two years after Perth was settled in 1829. A town was established in 1835 with the release of town allotments and the first buildings were erected in 1836. The region was important throughout the 19th century for sheep and grain farming, sandalwood, and horse breeding. York boomed during the gold rush as it was one of the last rail stops before the walk to the goldfields. Today, the town attracts tourist...
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