Goomalling is a townsite in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 45 kilometres north-north-east of Northam, Western Australia.
| Goomalling Western Australia | |||||||||
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.JPG) View of Railway Terrace, 2013. | |||||||||
  Goomalling | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°18′S 116°50′E / 31.30°S 116.83°E | ||||||||
| Population | 463 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1903 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6460 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 45.2 km2 (17.5 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Goomalling | ||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Moore | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[2]
History
editThe name Goomalling was first shown for a spring found by explorers Hillman and Lefroy in 1846. Hillman noted on his plan "rich grassy country", and squatters subsequently moved into the area. George Slater was the first in the Goomalling area, establishing a property around Goomalling Spring in the early 1850s.
The Goomalling Agricultural Hall was opened in 1898 by John Dempster MLC, who stood in for the Commissioner of Crown Lands, George Throssell, who was unable to make it to the event.[3]
When the Northam – Goomalling railway line was opened in 1902 the government decided to establish a townsite at Goomalling. It was gazetted in 1903. Goomalling is an Aboriginal word that means "the place of the silver-grey possum". Goomal is the Noongar word for this possum.[4] In 1906, the branch railway to Dowering opened, which eventually became the Goomalling to West Merredin railway line.[5][6]
An annual motor race meeting was held each year from 1949 to 1955, using a circuit that ran anti-clockwise along Railway Terrace-Lockyer St-Quinlan St-Forrest St-Eaton St-Throssell St-Railway Terrace.[7] The meetings featured short sprints and handicaps for cars and motorcycles, with the feature race being a 50-mile handicap for racing cars.[8]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Goomalling | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.6 (114.1) |
46.9 (116.4) |
43.0 (109.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
43.0 (109.4) |
45.0 (113.0) |
46.9 (116.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.7 (94.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.0 (0.51) |
14.1 (0.56) |
17.2 (0.68) |
22.5 (0.89) |
48.1 (1.89) |
66.6 (2.62) |
64.2 (2.53) |
49.2 (1.94) |
27.6 (1.09) |
20.0 (0.79) |
11.9 (0.47) |
10.7 (0.42) |
366.5 (14.43) |
| Average precipitation days | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 81.3 |
| Source: [9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goomalling (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Goomalling Agricultural Hall". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff; Rail Heritage WA; Gunzburg, Adrian (2008), Rails through the bush : timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Rail Heritage WA, ISBN 978-0-9803922-2-7
- ^ "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). pta.wa.gov.au. Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Galpin, Darren. "Goomalling". GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Walker, Terry (1995). Fast Tracks – Australia's Motor Racing Circuits 1904-1995. Sydney: Turton & Armstrong. p. 74. ISBN 0908031556.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Goomalling". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
