Balkuling is an

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192 km east of

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, Western Australia along the

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situated in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The townsite of Balkuling was gazetted in 1920. The town originated as a siding on the Greenhills-

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 su ...

railway line, which was established in 1907. The name of the town is

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in origin and is thought to mean ''walking'' and is also the name of the locale. Balkuling was once a thriving wheatbelt town with many houses, shops and garages. A

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was opened in the town hall in 1922 and continued until 1947 apart from a couple of closures due to lack of students. A new school was brought in from Bellakabella in 1947.

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