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Mundrabilla, Western Australia

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66: 884:, the largest meteorite found in Australia, weighing 12.4 tonnes (12.2 long tons; 13.7 short tons), was found by geologists R.B. Wilson and A.M. Cooney during a geological survey at Mundrabilla in 1966, and forms one half of the "Mundrabilla Mass". The next largest fragment weighs 5.08 tonnes (5.00 long tons; 5.60 short tons). In all, 22 tonnes (22 long tons; 24 short tons) of fragments have been recovered, spread over a 60 km (37 mi) range making it one of the largest meteorite sites in the world. The fragments fell to Earth at least one million years ago. 50: 970: 936: 383:), the first sheep station in the Nullarbor region, was established by William Stuart McGill (a Scotsman) and Thomas and William Kennedy (two Irishmen) in 1872. Thomas Kennedy died in 1896. McGill's first wife Annie Harkness (née Crawford) died in childbirth in 1879. Annie McGill and Thomas Kennedy are both buried on Mundrabilla Station. McGill remarried Ellen Angel Fairweather of Adelaide in 1889. 1107: 73: 395:; however it is cooler in summer than much of the Australian desert due to its proximity to the ocean. Despite this, Mundrabilla Station still holds the record for the equal 6th-hottest temperature in Australia, 49.8 °C (121.6 °F) recorded on 3 January 1979. 234: 222: 102: 65: 1052: 210: 872:, open 6:00am to 9:30pm each day. The roadhouse includes a small wildlife park with emus, camels and an aviary. Pastoral activities continue in the area. 1381: 1151: 893: 300:. The two significant features are Mundrabilla Roadhouse and Mundrabilla Station, which are approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) apart. At the 996: 1111: 355: 1077: 1366: 850: 935: 948: 913: 316:
Mundrabilla Roadhouse was built by Roger and Pat Warren-Langford, who initially managed Mundrabilla Station. It is now a small
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is in a very sparsely populated area in the far south east of
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Mundrabilla Station
Western Australia

Mundrabilla is located in Western Australia
Coordinates
31°49′3.70″S 128°13′31.19″E / 31.8176944°S 128.2253306°E / -31.8176944; 128.2253306
2021
Postcode(s)
Perth
Norseman
Eucla
LGA(s)
Shire of Dundas
State electorate(s)
Eyre
Federal division(s)
O'Connor
Western Australia
2016 census
UTC+08:45
roadhouse
Eyre Highway
Western Australia
Roe Plains
Nullarbor Plain
Eucla
Great Australian Bight
31°50′34.55″S 127°51′25.09″E / 31.8429306°S 127.8569694°E / -31.8429306; 127.8569694
arid climate
Bureau of Meteorology

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