Yealering, Western Australia

Yealering
Western Australia

View of Yealering silos, 2013.
Yealering
Coordinates 32°36′00″S 117°38′00″E / 32.60000°S 117.63333°E / -32.60000; 117.63333Coordinates: 32°36′00″S 117°38′00″E / 32.60000°S 117.63333°E / -32.60000; 117.63333
Population 180 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1907
Postcode(s) 6372
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Wickepin
State electorate(s) Wagin
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

Yealering is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 220 km south-east of Perth between the towns of Wickepin and Corrigin. It is located beside a lake of the same name. While the town's population is small, it services a large agricultural district in the northern Wickepin Shire. At the 2006 census, Yealering had a population of 180.[1]

History

Yealering's name is of Aboriginal origin and was first recorded in 1870 for the lake next to the town. It was first settled in the 1870s as a grazing lease and was later the site of a market garden. Yealering Lake was a valuable source of fresh water for the settlers. Community picnics and sporting days, for which the town became renowned, were held on the banks of the lake and in dry years horse races were run on the lake bed.

From 19 April 1944 - 29 September 1945 during world war II, Yealering had a prisoner of war camp which began with 100 Italian POWs and when it closed there was 125 POWs. The W15 POW Control Centre was run by Lt W Baker from 19 April 1944 – 12 October 1944

In 1907, land around Yealering was opened up for selection, and in 1908, the Yealering Lake Progress Association was formed. After the Government's announcement of a railway from Wickepin to Merredin, a townsite was surveyed and in 1912 the town was gazetted, and already by that stage included a primary school, post office and several other buildings. A hall made from local bricks was added in 1927.[2][3]

Present day

Yealering is an agricultural service town with a primary school, a recently refurbished hall, a general store and a hotel, as well as other businesses and services. The nearby lake has several recreational options including water skiing, an 18-hole golf course and a caravan park.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yealering (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – Y". Retrieved 17 January 2007.
  3. ↑ Shire of Wickepin. "Shire of Wickepin - Townsites". Retrieved 28 October 2006.
  4. ↑ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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