Southern Cross

Southern Cross is a town in , 371 kilometres east of state capital on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded in 1888 after gold prospectors Richard Greaves and Ted Paine during their October 1887 expedition successfully found gold, and gazetted in 1890.
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  • Type: Village with 523 residents
  • Description: town in Western Australia
  • Also known as: “Southern Cross (Australia Occidental)”, “Southern Cross (Shire of Yilgarn)”, “Southern Cross, Western Australia”, and “Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Our Lady of Montserrat, Southern Cross and Court House & Registrar’s Office.

Church
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Building
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building.

Building
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building.

Southern Cross

Latitude
-31.22827° or 31° 13′ 42″ south
Longitude
119.32778° or 119° 19′ 40″ east
Population
523
Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)
IATA airport code
SQC
UN/LOCODE
AU SQC
Open location code
4PWXQ8CH+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31064970
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2061298
Wiki­data ID
Q983647
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Southern Cross” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساوثرن كروس”
  • Asturian: “Southern Cross”
  • Cebuano: “Southern Cross”
  • Dutch: “Southern Cross, Western Australia”
  • Dutch: “Southern Cross”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ساوثرن كروس”
  • French: “Southern Cross”
  • German: “Southern Cross”
  • Hebrew: “קרוס הדרומית”
  • Italian: “Southern Cross”
  • Japanese: “サザン・クロス”
  • Persian: “ساوترن کراس، استرالیای غربی”
  • Persian: “ساوترن کراس”
  • Polish: “Southern Cross”
  • Portuguese: “Southern Cross”
  • Russian: “Саутерн-Кросс”
  • Samogitian: “Southern Cross”
  • Spanish: “Southern Cross”
  • Swedish: “Southern Cross, Western Australia”
  • Swedish: “Southern Cross”
  • Urdu: “سدرن کراس، مغربی آسٹریلیا”
  • “Southern Cross”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Golden Pig and Doongin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sourthern Cross Recreation Centre and Sports Centre.

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