Yerecoin is a small town located in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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, in the
Shire of Victoria Plains
The Shire of Victoria Plains is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital, Perth. It covers an area of , a ...
, north-northeast of the state capital,
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
.
The surrounding areas produce
wheat
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and other
cereal crops. The town is a
receival site for the
CBH Group
The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym for Co-operative Bulk Handling), is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the wheatbelt of Western Australia.
History
CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, at ...
.
History
Yerecoin was the
Aboriginal name for a nearby
well
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, first recorded by a surveyor in 1879. It was first established as a railway station on a new line north from
Toodyay, which was approved in 1914 and was extended from
Bolgart to
Calingiri in 1917 and further to
Piawaning (10 km north of Yerecoin) in 1919. The surrounding land was owned by the
Midland Railway Company, and was not subdivided by the company until 1925. The company also set aside for a townsite at Yerecoin, but the land was sold to one owner, and development of the townsite area was slow. A school was opened in 1927, and was followed by other community buildings. The town was gazetted in 1966.
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Earthquakes in Western Australia
Earthquakes have occurred in Western Australia (WA) on a regular basis throughout its geological history.
In 1849, the first earthquake following European settlement in WA was recorded. "On Saturday last, about a quarter past four o'clock a.m. ...
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South West Seismic Zone
The South West Seismic Zone (also identified as SWSZ) is a major intraplate earthquake province located in the south west of Western Australia. It was known earlier as the ''Yandanooka – Cape Riche Lineament'', corresponds to the physiograp ...
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Towns in Western Australia
Grain receival points of Western Australia
Shire of Victoria Plains