Katanning, Western Australia
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Katanning is a town located 277 km south east of Perth, Western Australia. It is 311 m above sea level.
The first Europeans to explore the Katanning area were Governor James Stirling and Surveyor General John Septimus Roe who travelled through the area in 1835 en route from Perth to Albany.
In about 1870, sandalwood cutters moved into the area but they did not settle. It was not until the arrival of the Great Southern Railway from Perth to Albany in 1889 that the township came into existence.
A statue of Fredrick Henry Piesse was erected in 1916 and stands beside the railway line in Austral Terrace.
Katanning features a playground of over-sized structures such as this slide:Missing image
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