Bodallin is a town located around halfway between Merredin and Southern Cross in Western Australia.
| Bodallin Western Australia | |
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 The Bodallin Roadhouse, 2017 | |
  Bodallin | |
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| Coordinates | 31°22′16″S 118°51′04″E / 31.371°S 118.851°E |
| Population | 40 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1918 |
| Postcode(s) | 6424 |
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) |
| Area | 744.3 km2 (287.4 sq mi) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yilgarn |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
History
editThe town takes its name from the railway siding of this name, established between 1894 and 1897. When gazetted in 1918 the town was spelt Boddalin. This was amended in 1947 to Bodallin.[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]
It is a stop on the Prospector rural train service, and is a location of a crossing loop on the railway.
The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[4]
Rail services
editThe Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Bodallin.[5]
| Preceding station |  Transwa
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Following station | ||
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| Carrabin towards East Perth
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Prospector | Moorine Rock towards Kalgoorlie
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bodallin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "CBH Receival Sites – Contact Details" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
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