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Gabbin
Western Australia
Hammond Street, Gabbin, 2018 (01).jpg
Hammond Street, Gabbin, 2018
Gabbin is located in Western Australia
Gabbin
Gabbin
Location in Western Australia
Population 107 (2006 census)
Established 1918
Postcode(s) 6476
Elevation 343 m (1,125 ft)
Location
  • 255 km (158 mi) north east of Perth
  • 19 km (12 mi) east of Koorda
  • 95 km (59 mi) north west of Merredin
LGA(s) Shire of Mount Marshall
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s) Durack

Gabbin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The townsite originally served as a railway station for the Wyalkatchem to Mount Marshall line that was constructed through the area in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1918 and was named after the railway station.

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. Work on the bulk handling depot commenced late in 1933.

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