Established 1907 State electorate(s) Wagin Founded 1907 Lga Shire of Pingelly | Postcode(s) 6308 Elevation 262 m Postal code 6308 Federal division Division of O'Connor | |
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Location 148 km (92 mi) ESE of Perth
10 km (6 mi) S of Brookton Weather 11°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Kulyaling, formerly Kulyalling, is a small town just off the Great Southern Highway located between Brookton and Pingelly in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
A railway siding named Westbrook was the origin of the town. The siding was established in 1905 and then the local progress association petitioned for a townsite to be declared. The townsite was gazetted in 1906 as Westbrook but the Lands Department sought to change the name as Westbrook was already in use. Two Aboriginal names were considered; Nimbedilling and Colyalling. The name was changed and the town was gazetted in 1907.
The name of the town comes from the Aboriginal name for a local water source and rock formation but the meaning is unknown.
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Kulyaling, Western Australia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA