Canna is a small town in the

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. It is located between the towns of Morawa and Mullewa on the Mullewa-Wubin Road. At the 2006 census, Canna had a population of 81. Originating as a railway siding on the Wongan Hills to Mullewa railway line the public works department planned to locate a station named ''Pindawa'' on the present site. The name was regarded as unsuitable due to its similarity to the existing town of

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so in 1914 it was decided to use Canna instead. The townsite was gazetted in 1928. The main industry in town is

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farming with the town being a

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grain receival point.

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