Established 1920s Local time Sunday 8:43 AM | Postcode(s) 6571 Postal code 6571 | |
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Location 156 km (97 mi) NNE of Perth35 km (22 mi) W of Wongan Hills21 km (13 mi) N of Calingiri Weather 17°C, Wind E at 23 km/h, 42% Humidity | ||
Yerecoin is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, in the Shire of Victoria Plains,156 kilometres (97 mi) north-northeast of the state capital, Perth.
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Map of Yerecoin WA 6571, Australia
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.
History
Yerecoin was the Aboriginal name for a nearby well, first recorded by a surveyor in 1879. It was first established as a railway station on a new line north from Toodyay, which was approved in 1914 and was extended from Bolgart to Calingiri in 1917 and further to Piawaning (10 km north of Yerecoin) in 1919. The surrounding land was owned by the Midland Railway Company, and was not subdivided by the Company until 1925. The Company also set aside 200 acres (0.81 km2) for a townsite at Yerecoin, but the land was sold to one owner, and development of the townsite area was slow. A school was opened in 1927, and was followed by other community buildings. The town was gazetted in 1966.