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    Benjaberring, Western Australia

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    Benjaberring
    Western Australia
    Benjaberring is located in Western Australia
    Benjaberring
    Benjaberring
    Coordinates31°09′S 117°17′E / 31.150°S 117.283°E / -31.150; 117.283Coordinates: 31°09′S 117°17′E / 31.150°S 117.283°E / -31.150; 117.283
    Population23 (SAL 2021)[1]
    Established1910
    Postcode(s)6463
    Elevation355 m (1,165 ft)
    Location
    • 199 km (124 mi) north east of Perth
    • 10 km (6 mi) west of Wyalkatchem
    • 24 km (15 mi) east of Dowerin
    LGA(s)Shire of Wyalkatchem
    State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
    Federal division(s)Durack

    Benjaberring is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The name of the town originates from the Aboriginal name of a nearby water source. The name of the area first appears on charts in 1846; the town site was first declared as Benjabbering in 1910, but the spelling was changed to Benjaberring in 1911 to more accurately reflect the correct pronunciation.[2] In 1927 - the wheat statistics were showing over 2,000 tons annually for the years 1924/1925, and 1925/1926.[3]

    In 1932 it was the location of a railway siding and was one of five bulk grain receival locations that was the beginning of the Cooperative Bulk Handling organisation now known as the CBH Group.[4]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjaberring (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
    2. ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
    3. ^ "WHEAT STATISTICS". Western Mail. Vol. XLII, no. 2, 138. Western Australia. 20 January 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
    4. ^ "BULK HANDLING". The West Australian. Vol. XLIX, no. 9, 524. Western Australia. 5 January 1933. p. 50. Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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