Английская Википедия:Booraan, Western Australia

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Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Booraan is a railway siding at the Шаблон:Cvt peg of the standard gauge Eastern Goldfields Railway between Northam and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

Geographically, Booraan is an unbounded locality within the Shire of Merredin, located between the towns of Merredin and Burracoppin.

It has been an identified rail accident location over time.[1][2]

Military history

During World War II Booraan was the location of the No. 9 Advanced Ammunition sub-depot developed in 1942 and manned by 16 Ordnance Ammunition Section. It was closed in 1945.[3]

References

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  3. McKenzie-Smith, G (1994), The ebb and flow of the Australian Army in Western Australia, 1941 to 1945, Grimwade Publications, Шаблон:ISBN