Mullewa, Western Australia
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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| name = Mullewa
| state = wa
| image = Jose Street, Mullewa, 2018 (04).jpg
| caption = Jose Street, Mullewa, 2018
| lga = City of Greater Geraldton
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 10
| postcode = 6630
| est = 1894
| coordinates = {{coord|28|32|13|S|115|30|43|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = centre
| pop =
| area = {{cvt |input=P2046}}
| elevation = 281
| elevation_footnotes = http://www.altitude.nu/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707063638/http://www.altitude.nu/ |date=7 July 2012 }} Elevation at any place.
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov =Moore
| fedgov =Durack
| dist1 = 450
| dir1 = N
| location1= Perth
| dist2 = 98
| dir2 = ENE
| location2= Geraldton
}}
Mullewa is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, {{convert|450|km|mi|0}} north of Perth and {{convert|98|km|mi|0}} east-northeast of Geraldton. Mullewa is well known for its abundance of wildflowers in the spring and is one of the few places in Western Australia the wreath flower grows in. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf|title=CBH receival sites|year=2011|access-date=1 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf|archive-date=18 March 2012}}
History
European settlers moved to the area in 1869 to take up pastoral leases for farming.{{LandInfo WA|c|M|7 May 2008}} In 1894, the government built a narrow gauge railway line from Geraldton to Mullewa and the town was gazetted in the same year. The town is named after Mullewa Spring, whose name is based on an Aboriginal name recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1873. The meaning of the name is not certain, but the most accepted meaning is "place of fog".
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the Holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and Priesthouse
The architect priest Mgr John Hawes built the Church mainly with his own hands and the help of parishioners. Work started in 1921 and the stone and tile church was completed, after some interruptions, in 1927. The eclectic design of the Church shows some influence of Spanish Mission style. Hawes built a presbytery for himself next to the church and this, known as the Priesthouse, was finished in 1929: it has been used as a museum since 1980.https://visitwanderland.com.au/explore/coral-coast/mullewa-priest-house Mullewa Priest House
File:The Church, front.jpg|The Church, front
File:Church gargoyle (Mullewa, Western Australia).jpg|Gargoyle on the Church
File:Church, side view.jpg|Church, side view
File:Priesthouse and Church.jpg|Priesthouse and Church
File:Priesthouse, street view.jpg|Priesthouse, street view
Rail service
One of the Western Australian Government Railways named overnight passenger services from Perth was known as The Mullewa, which ceased operation in 1974.
=Junction=
Mullewa was the junction of the railway line west to Geraldton, the Geraldton to Mullewa railway line, northeast to Meekatharra, the Mullewa–Meekatharra railway, and south to Northam, the Avon Yard to Mullewa railway line."The Demise of Mullewa as a Rail Centre" Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, November, 1992 pp255-270
=Isolation=
The closure of the Meekatharra line and the decline of the tonnage on the southward line the line is no longer operationally connected with the rail system to the south.Perenjori South to Dalwallinu being not open for service https://www.arcinfra.com/ARCInfrastructure/media/documents/Network%20Specifications/Arc-Infrastructure-Network-Control-Boundaries.pdf
Iron ore from Tallering Peak mine was hauled by road 65 km south to Mullewa, and loaded onto railway wagons for hauling 107 km west-southwest to Geraldton, where ships of up to 60,000 DWT were loaded.https://web.archive.org/web/20120320090646/http://www.mtgibsoniron.com.au/op-tallering.asp Tallering operation
Media
=Radio=
Radio services available in Mullewa:
- ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt (6GN 828 AM) – Part of the ABC Local Radio Network.
- ABC Radio National – (6ABCRN 99.7 FM) – Speciality talk and music.
- Triple J – (6JJJ 98.9 FM) – Alternative music
- ABC News Radio – (6PNN 101.3 FM) – Rolling News bulletins, news magazine programs and LIVE coverage from Federal Parliament House of Representatives.
- WAFM (96.5FM) – Top 40 Music
- The Spirit Network (Radio 6BAY FM 98.1/1512 AM) – Classic Hits / Adult Contemporary Music format aimed at 35 years + audience.
- Radio Mama- 100.5FM- Indigenous Community station
=Television=
Free-to-air broadcast television services available in Mullewa:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) – ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24 (digital channels)
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) – SBS One, SBS Two, SBS HD (digital channels)
- WIN Television, a dual affiliate of both the Nine Network and Network Ten.
- GWN7 (Golden West Network), an affiliate of the Seven Network.
The programming schedule is mainly the same as the Seven, Nine and Ten stations in Perth, with variations for news bulletins, sport telecasts such as the Australian Football League and National Rugby League, children's and lifestyle programs and advertorials. GWN7 produces a 30-minute regional news program each weeknight (originating from Bunbury) with a newsroom based in Geraldton, covering the local area.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
Climate
Mullewa has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild to cool winters. The town features a dry summer/wetter winter routine, thus giving its climate some characteristics of the Mediterranean one.
{{Weather box
|location = Mullewa
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 47.3
|Feb record high C = 47.1
|Mar record high C = 44.0
|Apr record high C = 41.7
|May record high C = 35.5
|Jun record high C = 29.5
|Jul record high C = 28.9
|Aug record high C = 34.8
|Sep record high C = 38.5
|Oct record high C = 41.0
|Nov record high C = 44.0
|Dec record high C = 45.5
|year record high C = 47.3
|Jan high C = 36.9
|Feb high C = 36.6
|Mar high C = 33.8
|Apr high C = 28.8
|May high C = 23.9
|Jun high C = 20.1
|Jul high C = 18.9
|Aug high C = 20.3
|Sep high C = 23.6
|Oct high C = 27.4
|Nov high C = 31.2
|Dec high C = 34.6
|year high C = 28.0
|Jan low C = 19.6
|Feb low C = 20.2
|Mar low C = 18.5
|Apr low C = 15.1
|May low C = 11.3
|Jun low C = 8.6
|Jul low C = 7.1
|Aug low C = 7.2
|Sep low C = 8.7
|Oct low C = 11.3
|Nov low C = 14.5
|Dec low C = 17.2
|year low C = 13.3
|Jan record low C = 9.0
|Feb record low C = 10.0
|Mar record low C = 7.4
|Apr record low C = 5.0
|May record low C = 1.4
|Jun record low C = -0.3
|Jul record low C = -1.2
|Aug record low C = -1.4
|Sep record low C = 0.0
|Oct record low C = 2.8
|Nov record low C = 6.0
|Dec record low C = 7.2
|year record low C = -1.4
|Jan precipitation mm = 13.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 18.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 20.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 21.3
|May precipitation mm = 45.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 63.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 58.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 42.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 21.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 13.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 8.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 8.3
|year precipitation mm = 335.0
|Jan precipitation days = 2.3
|Feb precipitation days = 2.5
|Mar precipitation days = 2.6
|Apr precipitation days = 3.8
|May precipitation days = 6.9
|Jun precipitation days = 10.1
|Jul precipitation days = 11.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.5
|Sep precipitation days = 6.0
|Oct precipitation days = 4.0
|Nov precipitation days = 2.4
|Dec precipitation days = 1.9
|year precipitation days = 63.0
|source 1 = {{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_008095_All.shtml
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Mullewa |access-date = 15 October 2011}}
|date=October 2011
}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/mapsearch.cgi?star=5&heading=&x=115.550049859&y=-28.4949941231&level=4&StateID=3 Map]
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Category:Towns in Western Australia