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Details: Town surveyed in November 1881. Originally proclaimed as Rye on 30/3/1882. Name altered in 1940 to agree with the name of the railway station. Walloway is a native name for a large plain frequented by wild turkeys. Government Town declared ceased to exist on 30/6/1988. Former name of
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On 16 November 1901 a northbound train with an engine driver and fireman aboard, carrying flour and copper ore, and a southbound train also with an engine driver and a fireman aboard, carrying 170 bullocks consigned by Sir Sydney Kidman, collided at
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The
Government Town of Walloway was surveyed in November 1881 and proclaimed with the name Rye on 30 March 1882. It was renamed as Walloway in 1940 in order to match the Wallaway railway station, which had been so named since 1851. The government town officially ceased to exist on 30 June 1988.
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Rye put forward to the
Nomenclature Committee for name alteration by postal authorities due to similarity of name to Wye. Not acted upon by Nomenclature Committee. Boundaries created for the long established name in December 1999. Incorporates the ceased Government Town of Walloway.
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Boundaries for the locality were formalised in
December 1999 (including "the ceased Government Town of Walloway") and it was formally given the "long established name" of Wallaway, which is derived from a "native name for a large plain frequented by wild turkeys."
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killed; one of the drivers was seriously injured. Many cattle were also lost. A monument was erected at the site in 2001 commemorating the event.
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