Muntadgin is a townsite off the
Great Eastern Highway on Brissenden Road, situated between the towns of
Bruce Rock
Bruce Rock is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately east of Perth and southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock.
History
Originally known as Nunagin or Noonegin, the name of ...
and
Southern Cross in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia. At the
2016 census
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* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
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, Muntadgin had a population of 51.
Originating as a railway siding on the
Narembeen to
Merredin line, the location was thought by the district surveyor to be ideal for a townsite. The townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1925.
A hotel licence was granted in 1931 to Colin Geoffrey Elliott to run the hotel that had recently been constructed in the town.
The name is
Aboriginal
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in origin and is taken from the nearby Muntadgin Soak, which first appeared on maps of the area in 1912.
Currently the town still has a
wheat siding, the Muntadgin hotel that provides meals and accommodation, and recreation facilities, including a golf course. The town celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005. The surrounding areas produce
wheat and other
cereal
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crops. The town is a
receival site for
Cooperative Bulk Handling.
References
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Towns in Western Australia
Grain receival points of Western Australia
Shire of Merredin