Maya, Western Australia

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Maya
Western Australia
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Maya in 2018
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Maya
Coordinates 29°52′57″S116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E / -29.88250; 116.50250 Coordinates: 29°52′57″S116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E / -29.88250; 116.50250
Population110 (2006 census) [1]
Established1913
Postcode(s) 6614
Elevation343 m (1,125 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Perenjori
State electorate(s) Moore
Federal Division(s) Durack

Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, Pocanmaya. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876.

The town originated as a railway siding on the Mullewa to Wongan Hills that was planned in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1913 and the railway commenced operation in 1915. [2]

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. [3]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Maya (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – M" . Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Country elevators". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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