KELLERBERRIN
Kellerberrin is the next Wheatbelt
town encounted when traveling east from Northam to Kalgoolie.
Kellerberrin,
an old town with strong connections to the past ,
has the majority of essential services but is a small town that is
suffering with changing economics. 
The name
Kellerberrin is Aboriginal, and is derived from the name of a nearby
hill. The hill was first recorded as "Killaburing Hill" by an explorer
in 1861, but in 1864 the explorer Charles Hunt recorded it as
Kellerberrin Hill. One source claims that Kellerberrin is the name for
the fierce ants that are found in the area, while another gives it as
meaning "camping place near where rainbow birds are found" - kalla
means camping place or place of, and berrin berrin is the
rainbow bird.
The railway line
from Northam to Southern Cross was constructed through here in
1893-94, and this section opened for traffic in 1895. Kellerberrin was
one of the original stations when the line opened. By 1898 there was a
demand for small blocks of land in the area, and the government
surveyed a number of 20-acre lots the same year. The area was gazetted
as Kellerberrin townsite in 1901, and the government soon made more
land available for settlers.
Early settlers
from 1890 to 1910 from Ireland settled in the area of Kellerberrin and
Wittem. Their family name was English. A road was named after this
family.
Kellerberrin
has an active Historical Society.
All church
denominations are represented in Kellerberrin. Some of the churches
are century plus buildings.
The Anglican
and Catholic
quite formidable examples.
The Kellerberrin
Hotel is a modern tavern.
The Kellerberrin
War Memorial is located near the RSL building and is a modern
representation.
Should the
timing be right a coffee or refreshment may be in order? 
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