Yoting, Western Australia
| Yoting Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Yoting grain receival point, 2018 | |
  Yoting | |
| Coordinates | 31°58′S 117°36′E / 31.967°S 117.600°ECoordinates: 31°58′S 117°36′E / 31.967°S 117.600°E |
| Established | 1914 |
| Postcode(s) | 6383 |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Quairading |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal division(s) | O’Connor |
Yoting is a small town located between Quairading and Bruce Rock in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
It was originally a station on the Quairading to Bruce Rock railway line when it was established in 1912. Lots were surveyed in early 1914 and the townsite was gazetted later the same year.[1]
The name is Aboriginal in origin and was taken from the nearby Yoting well. The well or spring first appeared on maps in 1873. Bruce Leake, an early settler, noted that the words Yot means two women fighting with wannas or digging sticks.
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a grain receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[2]
References[]
- ^ "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
External links[]
Media related to Yoting, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Towns in Western Australia
- Wheatbelt (Western Australia)
- Grain receival points of Western Australia
- Shire of Quairading