Badjaling, Western Australia
Badjaling is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia located close to the Salt River.
| Badjaling Western Australia | |
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  Badjaling | |
| Coordinates | 31.997°S 117.499°E |
| Established | 1914 |
| Postcode(s) | 6383 |
| Elevation | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Quairading |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal Division(s) | O'Connor |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
See also
References
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – B". Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- "Stacy Train's Record Haul". The Beverley Times. Western Australia. 18 October 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Trove.
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