Established 1920 State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt Founded 1920 Local time Wednesday 7:53 AM Federal division Division of O'Connor | Postcode(s) 6383 Elevation 284 m Postal code 6383 Lga Shire of Quairading | |
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Location 192 km (119 mi) East of Perth
28 km (17 mi) West of Quairading Weather 23°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Balkuling is an abandoned town 192 km east of Perth, Western Australia along the Quairading –York Road situated in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia.
Map of Balkuling WA 6383, Australia
The townsite of Balkuling was gazetted in 1920. The town originated as a siding on the Greenhills-Quairading railway line which was established in 1907. The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is thought to mean walking and is also the name of the locale.
Balkuling was once a thriving wheatbelt town with many houses, shops and garages. A school was opened in the town hall in 1922 and continued until 1947 apart from a couple of closures due to lack of students. A new school was brought in from Bellakabella in 1947.
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