Wialki, Western Australia

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Wialki
Western Australia
Wialki grain receival point, 2014.JPG
Wialki grain receival point, 2014
Wialki is located in Western Australia
Wialki
Wialki
Coordinates30°28′35″S 118°07′18″E / 30.47639°S 118.12167°E / -30.47639; 118.12167Coordinates: 30°28′35″S 118°07′18″E / 30.47639°S 118.12167°E / -30.47639; 118.12167
Population29 (2016 census)[1]
Established1933
Postcode(s)6473
Elevation414 m (1,358 ft)
Location
  • 341 km (212 mi) north east of Perth
  • 25 km (16 mi) east of Beacon
LGA(s)Shire of Mount Marshall
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)Durack

Wialki is a townsite in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is situated between Beacon and Bonnie Rock.

Wialki was originally a siding on the Burakin to Bonnie Rock railway extension planned to pass through the area in 1929; the district surveyor suggested the station should be named Datjoin but the Railway department chose the name Wialki after the Aboriginal name of a nearby soak. The station was named in 1930 and the townsite was gazetted in 1933.[2] The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. A second bulk wheat bin was constructed in town in 1940 just as the first bulk bin was filled.[3] The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wialki (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 May 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Country news". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 17 January 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

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