| Dandaragan Western Australia | |
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 Dandaragan Store, 2014. | |
  Dandaragan | |
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| Coordinates | 30°41′S115°42′E / 30.683°S 115.700°E |
| Population | 292 (SAL 2021) [1] |
| Established | 1850 gazetted 1958 |
| Postcode(s) | 6507 |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Area | 974.4 km2 (376.2 sq mi) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Dandaragan |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Dandaragan is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The Dandaragan plateau is the underlying geological feature of the area.
The first recorded land lease was to William Brockman in 1848; he had a 2,428-hectare (6,000-acre) land lease at Muchamulla Springs. [2]
The name of Dandaragan was first recorded in 1850 as the name of a nearby gulley and spring or watering hole known as Dandaraga spring. The word is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean good kangaroo country. James Drummond settled in the area in 1850 and established a farm. A police station was built later and the townsite was gazetted in 1958. [3]
Select Harvests unsuccessfully attempted to grow a large almond orchard near Dandaragan between 2010 and 2015.[ citation needed ]
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