Muntadgin, Western Australia

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Muntadgin
Western Australia
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Muntadgin
Muntadgin, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°46′01″S118°33′00″E / 31.767°S 118.55°E / -31.767; 118.55
Population39 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1925
Postcode(s) 6420
Elevation347 m (1,138 ft)
Area262.2 km2 (101.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Merredin
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s) Durack

Muntadgin is a townsite off the Great Eastern Highway on Brissenden Road, situated between the towns of Bruce Rock and Southern Cross in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. At the 2016 census, Muntadgin had a population of 51. [2]

Originating as a railway siding on the Merredin to Yilliminning railway line, the location was thought by the district surveyor to be ideal for a townsite. The townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1925. [3]

A hotel licence was granted in 1931 to Colin Geoffrey Elliott to run the hotel that had recently been constructed in the town. [4]

The name is Aboriginal in origin and is taken from the nearby Muntadgin Soak, which first appeared on maps of the area in 1912.

Currently the town still has a wheat siding, the Muntadgin hotel that provides meals and accommodation, and recreation facilities, including a golf course. The town celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005. [5] The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Muntadgin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Muntadgin (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "New Hotel at Muntadgin". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 May 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Shire of Merredin Townships". 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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