Australian Towns & Cities: Western Australia: Norseman

Australian Towns & Cities
Western Australia: Norseman
Incorporating photos and Information from Michael Greenslade's former Australian Towns, Cities and Highways site

Like many towns in the region, gold was the main catalyst for the establishment of Norseman back in 1892. Whilst gold is still mined within the town, the town is at the junction of the main highways between Perth and the east coast (Eyre Hwy) and between Kalgoorlie and Esperance (Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy). For those travelling by road from the Nullarbor Plain, the town is a welcomed site.

The town is surrounded by granite formations and eucalypt woodlands, and offers a number of historic buildings and the town centre is dotted with camel sculptures made from corrugated iron, as a reminder of the past when camels were used to pull and transport large loads around the region. The indigenous name for the area is "Jimberlana".

Population: 574 1
Postcode: 6443
Location: 726 km east of Perth, 196 km south of Kalgoorlie and 203 km north of Esperance
Main Roads: Eyre Hwy and Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy
Radio Stations: FM: ABC Pilbara (105.7 MHz), ABC RN (107.3 MHz), Vision Christian Radio (88.0 MHz). AM: ABC Esperance (837 kHz), ABC Goldfields (648 kHz), ABC Great Southern (558 kHz), ABC Mid-West & Wheatbelt (531 kHz), ABC RN (612 kHz) and Triple M (747 kHz)

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	Norseman Hotel: Norseman Hotel on Prinsep St, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Prinsep Street: Norseman Town Centre, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Lake Cowan: View over Lake Cowan, to the west of the Norseman town centre, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Lake Cowan: View over Lake Cowan, to the west of the Norseman town centre, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Entering Norseman: Mort Harslett Dr as it enters Norseman, April 2018. Image © Paul Rands

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Norseman (L) (Urban Centre/Locality), 2016 Census QuickStats

Last updated: 03-Aug-2020 11:25

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