Names of Stopping Places
- See also List of localities and stopping places related to the Trans Australian railway line
Most of the stopping locations in the 129° E to 134° E part of the railway in South Australia (except for Deakin, which is 3 km inside Western Australia's state border) were named after the first seven Australian Prime Ministers:-
| Name of Prime Minister | Prime minister number | Distance from Port Augusta in miles |
|---|---|---|
| Deakin | Second | Deakin, Western Australia 599 |
| Hughes | Seventh | 567 |
| Cook | Sixth | Cook, South Australia 513 |
| Fisher | Fifth | 479 |
| Reid | Fourth | 460 |
| Watson | Third | 445 |
| Barton | First | 376 |
Other federal ministers from the 1900-1917 era do occur outside of this sequence, amongst stopping places on the rail route. Curtin and Chifley are much closer to Kalgoorlie while O'Malley and Lyons are on the South Australian side.
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