Burakin, Western Australia

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Burakin
Western Australia
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Burakin
Burakin, Western Australia
Coordinates 30°31′26″S117°10′23″E / 30.524°S 117.173°E / -30.524; 117.173
Population30 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1928
Postcode(s) 6467
Elevation359 m (1,178 ft)
Area342.5 km2 (132.2 sq mi)
Location
  • 242 km (150 mi) NNE of Perth
  • 45 km (28 mi) NW of Koorda
LGA(s) Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
State electorate(s) Moore
Federal division(s) Durack

Burakin is a small town near Kalannie in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

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The townsite was gazetted in 1928. [2] The name is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning, and was suggested by the Wongan Hills Road Board in 1927. The original spelling was to have been Borrikin. [3]

Railways

Burakin is the junction for the Amery to Kalannie railway line and the branch railway line to Bonnie Rock. The line was completed on 27 April 1931. [4] Despite aspirations for the railway in the 1930s. [5] services between Beacon and Bonnie Rock were under threat of suspension in 1953, [6] [7] and closed in the same year. [8]

Earthquakes

In 2000 and 2001 Burakin was the epicentre of a series of earthquakes, [9] [10] [11] now known as the Burakin Swarm – a significant series of seismographic events that are considered important in understanding the South West Seismic Zone. [12] [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burakin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1929), Townsite of Burakin, Ninghan District, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 21 August 2022
  3. ↑ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  4. ↑ Rails through the Wodjil Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, January, 1999 pp3-9
  5. ↑ "BURAKIN". The Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate . Vol. 3, , no. 16. Western Australia. 5 April 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ↑ "Burakin -- Bonnie Rock Railway". The Farmers' Weekly . Vol. 7, , no. 320. Western Australia. 24 September 1953. p. 15. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ↑ "Minister Investigation Burakin-Bonnie Rock Railway". The Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate . Vol. XXIV, , no. 12. Western Australia. 15 October 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ↑ "BURAKIN-BONNIE ROCK". The Farmers' Weekly . Vol. 7, , no. 327. Western Australia. 12 November 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  9. ↑ "Third quake in six months hits Burakin.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 004, 6 March 2002, retrieved 27 August 2024
  10. ↑ "Researchers surf seismic wave.(Features)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 032, 10 April 2002, retrieved 27 August 2024
  11. ↑ "Quakeville builds to something big.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 001, 2 April 2002, retrieved 27 August 2024
  12. ↑ "UWA Seismic Events in WA – Burakin Swarm". 2005. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  13. ↑ Australia. Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (30 June 2002), "Geoscience Australia (30 June 2002)", Annual Report (539 of 2002), Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources: 199, ISSN   1443-8267
  14. ↑ "Shaking spot quakes way to seismic record", Australasian Business Intelligence, COMTEX News Network, Inc: 1008364i9825, 30 December 2001, ISSN   1320-6680

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