Goomalling, Western Australia
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| Population: | 499 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||
| Established: | 1903 | ||||||
| Postcode: | 6460 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 239 m (784 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Goomalling | ||||||
| State electorate: | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Durack | ||||||
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Coordinates: 31°18′00″S 116°49′52″E / 31.300°S 116.831°E
Goomalling is a townsite in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia 45 km north north east of Northam, Western Australia. The name Goomalling was first shown for a spring found by explorers Hillman & Lefroy in 1846. Hillman noted on his plan "rich grassy country" and squatters subsequently moved into the area. George Slater was the first in the Goomalling area, establishing a property around Goomalling Spring in the early 1850s.
When the Northam – Goomalling railway line was opened in 1902 the government decided to establish a townsite at Goomalling. It was gazetted in 1903. Goomalling is an Aboriginal word which means "the place of the silver-grey possum". Goomal is the noongar word for this possum.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Goomalling (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL510400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
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