Yerecoin is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, in the Shire of Victoria Plains,156 kilometres (97 mi) north-northeast of the state capital, Perth.
| Yerecoin Western Australia | |
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| Coordinates | 30°55′00″S 116°23′00″E / 30.91667°S 116.38333°E |
| Population | 67 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1920s |
| Postcode(s) | 6571 |
| Area | 161.2 km2 (62.2 sq mi) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Victoria Plains |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for the CBH Group.[2]
History
editYerecoin was the Aboriginal name for a nearby well, first recorded by a surveyor in 1879. It was first established as a railway station on a new line north from Toodyay, which was approved in 1914 and was extended from Bolgart to Calingiri in 1917 and further to Piawaning (10 km north of Yerecoin) in 1919. The surrounding land was owned by the Midland Railway Company, and was not subdivided by the company until 1925. The company also set aside 200 acres (0.81 km2) for a townsite at Yerecoin, but the land was sold to one owner, and development of the townsite area was slow. A school was opened in 1927, and was followed by other community buildings. The town was gazetted in 1966.[3]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yerecoin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
