Goomalling, Western Australia
| Goomalling Western Australia | |||||||||
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| Population | 499 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1903 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6460 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Goomalling | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||
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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]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Goomalling (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
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