Baladjie Rock is a granite rock formation located approximately 42 km (26 mi) north of Westonia and approximately 55 km (34 mi) north west of Southern Cross in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia and is part of the Baladjie Lake Nature Reserve.[1] The reserve is situated within the Great Western Woodlands[2] and is adjacent to the southern edge of the Baladjie salt lake system.[3]
The name of the rock is Aboriginal in origin but the meaning is not known. The spelling has been given as Balahgin, Baladgin, Balajie and Baladgee. The town of Baldjie that was established in 1928 took its name from the rock.[4]
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edit- ^ "Granite Outcrops in the Wheatbelt". Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre Australia. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Visiting the Great Western Woodlands". Government of Western Australia. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Baladjie Rock". Shire of Westonia. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2018.