Gascoyne Junction is located 965 kilometres north of Perth.
Named for its location at the junction of the Gascoyne and Lyons Rivers, the town is now a service centre for mining, pastoral and the desert merino fine wool industries, and serves as a gateway for tourists who are seeking access to features such as Mount Augustus National Park.
The town contains the council office, plus the Junction Hotel, which offers accommodation and pub meals. A fuel station, visitor centre and picnic facilities at Federation Park (2001) are also available within the town.
The school library is open to the public and a telecentre is proposed. The Junction Hotel and a caravan park located next to the hotel provide facilities for Caravans, camper trailers and motorhomes.
A police station was built in the location about 1897 and a townsite was later declared. By 1909, a general store and other buildings had been erected on private land, and in 1912, the town was named Killili after a local Aboriginal word meaning bullrush.
For many years, the police station (1897), the road board (1912) and the hotel were the only buildings in the area. In 1938, the Roads Board asked that the name be changed to Gascoyne Junction, following which the name was officially changed in 1939.
The local road board office, which is now a heritage-listed site, was used as a meeting place for local associations, plus as the first school in the area from 1960 to1965 and later as a museum.
The Gascoyne River was named by the explorer Lieutenant George Grey in 1839 after his friend, Captain J. Gascoyne (RN).
Nearby schools
Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School
Named for its location at the junction of the Gascoyne and Lyons Rivers, the town is now a service centre for mining, pastoral and the desert merino fine wool industries, and serves as a gateway for tourists who are seeking access to features such as Mount Augustus National Park.
The town contains the council office, plus the Junction Hotel, which offers accommodation and pub meals. A fuel station, visitor centre and picnic facilities at Federation Park (2001) are also available within the town.
The school library is open to the public and a telecentre is proposed. The Junction Hotel and a caravan park located next to the hotel provide facilities for Caravans, camper trailers and motorhomes.
A police station was built in the location about 1897 and a townsite was later declared. By 1909, a general store and other buildings had been erected on private land, and in 1912, the town was named Killili after a local Aboriginal word meaning bullrush.
For many years, the police station (1897), the road board (1912) and the hotel were the only buildings in the area. In 1938, the Roads Board asked that the name be changed to Gascoyne Junction, following which the name was officially changed in 1939.
The local road board office, which is now a heritage-listed site, was used as a meeting place for local associations, plus as the first school in the area from 1960 to1965 and later as a museum.
The Gascoyne River was named by the explorer Lieutenant George Grey in 1839 after his friend, Captain J. Gascoyne (RN).
Nearby schools
Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School
Connections to the National Broadband Network are not due to be available in Gascoyne Junction until after 2015. Learn more.
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Gascoyne River at sunrise. Photograph © wabisabikris. Courtesy of Panoramio
Crossing the Gascoyne River
Video © CrystalWorldAust. Courtesy of YouTube.
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Gascoyne River at sunrise. Photograph © wabisabikris. Courtesy of Panoramio
Crossing the Gascoyne River
Video © CrystalWorldAust. Courtesy of YouTube.