Congelin, Western Australia

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Congelin
Western Australia
Established: 1913
Postcode: 6391
Location:
LGA: Shire of Williams
State District: Wagin
Federal Division: Pearce

Congelin is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, north of Williams, and is located within the Shire of Williams.

[edit] History

The townsite was requested by the "14 Mile Brook Progress Association" in 1911, and the name was derived from a nearby pool. The name is of Aboriginal origin, and of unknown meaning. It was gazetted in 1913.[1] However, the town did not develop and to this day remains a sparsely-populated agricultural area on the edge of the Darling Scarp. Plans by the Shire of Williams to seal its part of the Congelin-Narrogin road are in progress.

[edit] References

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

Coordinates: 32°51′07″S 116°53′38″E / -32.852, 116.894