Yandanooka, Western Australia
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| Yandanooka Western Australia |
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 Yandanooka
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| Population: | 192 (2006 Census) [1] |
| Established: | 1919 |
| Postcode: | 6522 |
| Elevation: | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Mingenew |
| State electorate: | Moore |
| Federal Division: | Durack |
Coordinates: 29°19′S 115°34′E / 29.317°S 115.567°E
Yandanooka is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Mingenew and Three Springs on the Midlands Road.
The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of the local water source and is thought to mean "plenty of hilly country in sight". The townsite was gazetted in 1919.[2]
The first settler in the area was Thomas Whitfield in the 1950s and was a railway siding on the original route of the Midland Railway when opened in 1895. The siding was then moved 4km to the South and land arond the siding was set aside for a townsite. Lots were surveyed in 1913 then gazetted six years later.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yandanooka (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC56121&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ 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 2011-03-07.
[edit] External links
- Shire of Mingenew
- Mingenew Cemetery
- The Three Springs Database - containing entries for some Yandanooka & Mingenew people
