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 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.

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]

Burakin is the junction for the branch railway line to Bonnie Rock. The line was completed on 27 April 1931, but services beyond Beacon were withdrawn from late 1997. [4]

In 2000 and 2001 Burakin was the epicentre of a series of earthquakes now known as the Burakin Swarm – a significant series of seismographic events that are considered important in understanding the South West Seismic Zone. [5] [6]

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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. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  4. ↑ Rails through the Wodjil Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, January, 1999 pp3-9
  5. ↑ "UWA Seismic Events in WA – Burakin Swarm". 2005. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Australia. Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (30 June 2002), "Geoscience Australia (30 June 2002)", Annual Report, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (539 of 2002): 199, ISSN   1443-8267

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