Kulja is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The town is situated along the Bonnie Rock to Burakin Road.
| Kulja Western Australia | |
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 Kulja grain receival point, 2014 | |
  Kulja | |
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| Coordinates | 30°30′S 117°19′E / 30.500°S 117.317°E |
| Population | 20 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1928 |
| Postcode(s) | 6470 |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Area | 526.7 km2 (203.4 sq mi) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Koorda |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
The area was charted in 1908 and the Indigenous Australian name of a local soak was recorded as Kulja. The townsite was originally established in the late 1920s as part of a railway siding on the Ejanding Northwards railway. The townsite was gazetted in 1928 once a large enough local population had settled in the area.[2]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receiving site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[3]
History
editKulja had a post office between 1928 and 1973. There was also a Kulja Railway Construction post office between 1929 and 1931.[4]
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.[5]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kulja (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "CBH receiving sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Dzelme, John (1976) Place and Date Stamps of Western Australia, p. 103 Perth, W.A: published by the author
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
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