Calingiri, Western Australia
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Calingiri (Perth, near New Norcia in Western Australia. It is in the Shire of Victoria Plains.
) is a town located north east ofThe town derives its name from Calingiri Waterhole, the name of which was first recorded by a surveyor in 1903. The settlement was first proposed in 1914. By the time the town was gazetted in 1917 it was variously spelt as Calingtry, Kalingiri, The Washpool, Kalingary, Calingarra, Calingtry, Calingiry, Kalingiry and finally Calingiri. [1]