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Wannamal, Western Australia

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Population
  
360 (2006 census)

Postcode(s)
  
6505

State electorate(s)
  
Moore

Postal code
  
6505

Established
  
1908

LGA(s)
  
Shire of Chittering

Elevation
  
173 m

Local time
  
Monday 5:05 AM

Wannamal, Western Australia

Location
  
115 km (71 mi) North North East of Perth 26 km (16 mi) North East of Gingin 70 km (43 mi) East of Lancelin

Weather
  
13°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 53% Humidity

Wannamal is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Map of Wannamal WA 6505, Australia

The town's name is taken from the nearby Wannamal Lake, a name of Indigenous Australian origin that was first recorded in 1853. The meaning of the word is thought to mean lake.

Grazing leases were first taken in the area in the 1850s and by the 1870s a permanent settlement existed in the area. In 1892 the Midland railway was extended as far as Wannamal and a siding was opened in the townsite in 1895. The townsite was gazetted in 1908.

Tenders for the erection of a public hall were called for in early 1912, with the building being completed and opened in December the same year.

References

Wannamal, Western Australia Wikipedia


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