Badjaling is a small town in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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located close to the
Salt River, and is approximately west of
Perth
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.
History
The townsite was originally declared as ''Yuruga'' in 1914 but the name was changed to Badjaling later the same year. The word Badjalling is the
Aboriginal name for the nearby
soak
Soak may refer to:
* Steeping
* Bathing
* Soakage (source of water), a source of water in Australian deserts
* Soak dike, ditch or drain
* Soak testing, a method of system testing in computing and electronics
* Soak (singer), Irish singer-songwrit ...
and
spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...
s. ''Badjal'' means the
feather
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s discarded as a bird is plucked.
In 1932, the
Wheat Pool of Western Australia
Cooperative Wheat Pool of Western Australia, commonly known as the Wheat Pool of Western Australia, is a cooperative of wheat growers in Western Australia. The cooperative was formed in 1922 and one of the inaugural trustees was Charles Walter Harp ...
announced that the town would have two
grain elevators
A grain elevator is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lower level and deposi ...
, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.
The railway siding was the usual location of departure for the annual Stacey lamb train carrying several thousand lambs raised by L J Stacy of
Quairading
Quairading is a Western Australian town located in the Wheatbelt region. It is the seat of government for the Shire of Quairading.
History
The town was named for Quairading Spring, derived from a local Aboriginal word recorded in 1872 by s ...
to
Robbs Jetty Abattoir
Robbs Jetty Abattoir was an operation that was part of the Western Australia government meat export industry between 1921 and 1994. It was located in South Fremantle and it utilised the transport services provided by the Robbs Jetty railway s ...
.
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Geography
The
Pink Lake of Quairading is actually at Badjaling, with the main road, Bruce RockâQuairading Road, crossing it.
See also
*
Badjaling Nature Reserve
Badjaling Nature Reserve is a nature reserve managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife, located at Badjaling in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Nominally located at , it is a reserve of native bushland, surrounded by land long ...
References
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Shire of Quairading