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 east 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 and
spring
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* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
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s. ''Badjal'' means the
feather
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s discarded as a bird is plucked.
In 1932, the
Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two
grain elevators
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, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding of the
York–Bruce Rock railway line
The York–Bruce Rock railway line is a closed railway line in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia running from York to Bruce Rock.
History
On 29 June 1885, the Eastern Railway opened from Chidlow's Well to York. Another line opened ...
.
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 Rock–Quairading 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. Located east of Quairading, it is a reserve of native bushland, surrounded by lan ...
References
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Shire of Quairading