| Jitarning Western Australia | |
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 Jitarning Hall, 2014 | |
  Jitarning | |
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| Coordinates | 32.7859°0′S117.9966°0′E / 32.786°S 117.997°E |
| Population | 72 |
| • Density | 0.1637/km2 (0.4239/sq mi) |
| Established | 1917 |
| Postcode(s) | 6365 |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Area | 439.9 km2 (169.8 sq mi) |
| Location | 257.7 km (160 mi) SE of Perth |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Kulin |
Jitarning is locality in the Shire of Kulin, with a population of 63 according to the 2021 Census. [1]
Jitarning is located approximately 22km south of Kulin, Western Australia.
Michael Brown, founder of Narrogin Road Board and the Narrogin Flour Mills, took up a pastoral lease and established a base camp at Jitarning (formarly Geetaring) soak. The presence of the nearby Michael Brown drew in settlers and future residents. Jitarning was gazetted in 1917 [2] after the construction of the Narrogin-Yilliminning railway line connected the small settlement. [3]
An inability to get a liquor license hindered Jitarning's development into a small town, as the neighboring Kulin's Kulin Hotel had a license, it outcompeted Jitaring causing Kulin's continual development and Jitarning growth to hinder. [3]
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