Yandanooka, Western Australia

Yandanooka
Western Australia
Yandanooka
Coordinates 29°19′S 115°34′E / 29.317°S 115.567°ECoordinates: 29°19′S 115°34′E / 29.317°S 115.567°E
Population 192 (2006 Census)[1]
Established 1919
Postcode(s) 6522
Elevation 231 m (758 ft)
Location
  • 348 km (216 mi) N of Perth
  • 20 km (12 mi) SE of Mingenew
LGA(s) Shire of Mingenew
State electorate(s) Moore
Federal Division(s) Durack

Yandanooka 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 water source and is thought to mean "plenty of hilly country in sight". The townsite was gazetted in 1919.[2]

The first settler in the area was Thomas Whitfield in the 1950s and was a railway siding on the original route of the Midland Railway when opened in 1895. The siding was then moved 4 km to the South and land around the siding was set aside for a townsite. Lots were surveyed in 1913 then gazetted six years later.

In 1927 the town was suffering from a lack of accommodation and the locals presented a petition to the licensing board in Mingenew to open a hotel in town. Railway traffic had increased dramatically, in 1922 only 13,000 bags of wheat were sent by rail. This increased to 80,000 in 1925 and was expected to be over 100,000 in 1927.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yandanooka (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Yandonooka". Sunday Times (Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia). 22 May 1927. p. 21. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

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