Balkuling is an

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192 km east of

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia along the

Quairading-York Road Highways and main roads in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia form the basis of a road network, which is primarily used by the mining, agriculture, and tourism industries. Main Roads Western Australia maintains and controls these major ro ...

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

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

References

{{authority control Towns in Western Australia Shire of Quairading