Norseman, Western Australia
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Norseman, Western Australia is a remote mining town in the Goldfields-Esperance region that serves as a key gateway between Western Australia and the eastern states.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality in Australia
ⓘ
mining town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| averageSummerTemperature | hot ⓘ |
| averageWinterTemperature | mild to cool ⓘ |
| climateType | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| discoveryOfGold | 1890s ⓘ |
| distanceToEsperance | approximately 200 kilometres north GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceToKalgoorlie | approximately 190 kilometres south ⓘ |
| distanceToPerth | approximately 720 kilometres east ⓘ |
| economicRole |
gateway town for cross-country freight
ⓘ
support centre for mining workforce ⓘ |
| electoralDivisionFederal | O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDivisionState | Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gazettedAsTownsite | 1890s ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
basic retail services
ⓘ
caravan park ⓘ roadhouses ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
early goldfields architecture
ⓘ
historic mining infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Eyre Highway gateway signage
ⓘ
views over surrounding salt lakes ⓘ |
| isGatewayBetween | Western Australia and the eastern states of Australia ⓘ |
| isGatewayTo | Eyre Highway crossing to South Australia ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Shire of Dundas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Australian Western Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnHighway |
Coolgardie–Esperance Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eyre Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a horse called Norseman ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Great Western Woodlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
salt lakes ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small and fluctuating ⓘ |
| postcode | 6443 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
gold mining
ⓘ
nickel mining ⓘ |
| primaryIndustrySector | resources sector ⓘ |
| region | Goldfields-Esperance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection | link between Perth and Adelaide by road ⓘ |
| servesAs |
service centre for surrounding mines
ⓘ
stopover point for transcontinental road traffic ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +08:00 ⓘ |
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