Arrino, Western Australia

Arrino
Western Australia
Arrino
Population: 163 (2006 Census) [1]
Established: 1904
Postcode: 6519
Elevation: 263 m (863 ft)
Location:
LGA: Shire of Three Springs
State District: Moore
Federal Division: Durack

Arrino is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Mingenew and Three Springs on the Midlands Road.

The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of the local springs and is thought to mean "place of many granite hills". The name first appeared in charts in 1859 and was also the name of a property established by an early settler, NW Cooke, in 1876. The townsite was gazetted in 1904.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Arrino (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC53046&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-09-30. 
  2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2008-09-30.