Badgingarra, Western Australia
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Badgingarra Western Australia |
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Established: | 1915 |
Postcode: | 6521 |
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LGA: | Shire of Dandaragan |
State District: | Moore |
Federal Division: | O'Connor |
Badgingarra 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] Notable residents
Tony Hughan Sportsman
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - B. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
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