Kulyaling, Western Australia

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Kulyaling
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Kulyaling
Kulyaling, Western Australia
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Coordinates: 32°28′S117°03′E / 32.467°S 117.050°E / -32.467; 117.050
Country Australia
State Western Australia
LGA
Location
Established1907
Government
   State electorate
   Federal division
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Postcode
6308

Kulyaling, formerly Kulyalling, is a small town just off the Great Southern Highway located between Brookton and Pingelly in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

A railway siding named Westbrook was the origin of the town. The siding was established in 1905 and then the local progress association petitioned for a townsite to be declared. The townsite was gazetted in 1906 as Westbrook but the Lands Department sought to change the name as Westbrook was already in use. Two Aboriginal names were considered; Nimbedilling and Colyalling. The name was changed and the town was gazetted in 1907. [1]

The name of the town comes from the Aboriginal name for a local water source and rock formation but the meaning is unknown.

References

  1. "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2011.