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 | |
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  Badjaling | |
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| Coordinates | 31°59′49″S 117°29′56″E / 31.997°S 117.499°E |
| Population | 26 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1914 |
| Postcode(s) | 6383 |
| Elevation | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Area | 84.2 km2 (32.5 sq mi) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Quairading |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
History
editThe 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 of the York–Bruce Rock railway line.[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
editThe Pink Lake of Quairading is actually at Badjaling, with the main road, Bruce Rock–Quairading Road, crossing it.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Badjaling (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stacy Train's Record Haul". The Beverley Times. Western Australia. 18 October 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Top 10 Best Pink Lakes in the World". Traveleering. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
