Badjaling, Western Australia

Badjaling is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia located close to the Salt River, and is approximately 155 kilometres (96 mi) east of Perth.

Badjaling
Western Australia
Badjaling is located in Western Australia
Badjaling
Badjaling
Coordinates31.997°S 117.499°E / -31.997; 117.499
Population26 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1914
Postcode(s)6383
Elevation230 m (755 ft)
Area84.2 km2 (32.5 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Quairading
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)O'Connor

History

The townsite was originally declared as Yuruga in 1914 but the name was changed to Badjaling later the same year. The word Badjalling is the Aboriginal name for the nearby soak and springs. Badjal means the feathers discarded as a bird is plucked.[2]

In 1932, the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[3]

The railway siding was the usual location of departure for the annual Stacey lamb train carrying several thousand lambs raised by L J Stacy of Quairading to Robbs Jetty Abattoir.[4]

Geography

The Pink Lake of Quairading is actually at Badjaling, with the main road, Bruce Rock–Quairading Road, crossing it.[5]

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Badjaling (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  3. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Stacy Train's Record Haul". The Beverley Times. Western Australia. 18 October 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 24 January 2020 via Trove.
  5. "Top 10 Best Pink Lakes in the World". Traveleering. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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