Badgingarra, Western Australia

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Badgingarra
Western Australia
Established: 1915
Postcode: 6521
Location:
LGA: Shire of Dandaragan
State District: Moore
Federal Division: O'Connor

Badgingarra (30°23′S 115°33′E; post code: 6521) is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 205 kilometres (127 mi) north of Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan.

[edit] History

The town was gazetted in 1955 and takes its name from nearby Badgingarra Pool. "Badgingarra" is an Indigenous Australian word said to mean "water by the manna gums".[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - B. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.

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Coordinates: -30.399° 115.554°