The Broomehill Railway Yard

A wagon load of mallet bark being transported to the rail in Broomehill - c1908. The bark of the mallet tree eucalyptus astringens is high in tannin and in the early days was exported in its ground form for use in the tanning industry.

Freight transport -before the railway came. JJ Treasure (Martinup) at the reins - freight was transported in this manner from Esperance to Albany (via Norseman) and Broomehill to Albany (c1895)

The '100 year old rose' - purported to be planted in the gardens of the Station Masters House, at the northern end of the railway yard. Access is off Keith St, Broomehill (across the railway line).


Co-operative Bulk Handling - c2021. Works are in progress to construct a new rail siding and outloading facility adjacent to the Great Southern Highway south of the Broomehill townsite.