The Zanthus Siding on the Trans Australian Railway is 265 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie.
A bit of literary licence was used for this name – it is derived from the Latin genus name for the Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthus/Anigosanthus), the floral emblem of Western Australia.
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- Railwat maintenace centre at Zanthus.
Along with all sidings of the Trans Line, Zanthus was named in 1917 when the railway was built.
Reference
W.A. Year Book 1902-04, page 143.
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