Bullfinch is a small town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
| Bullfinch Western Australia | |
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  Bullfinch | |
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| Coordinates | 30°59′09″S 119°06′52″E / 30.98583°S 119.11444°E |
| Population | 29 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1910 |
| Postcode(s) | 6484 |
| Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| Area | 1,191.5 km2 (460.0 sq mi) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yilgarn |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
The town was gazetted in 1910. Gold mining is its largest industry.
Gold was first discovered in the area in December 1909 by prospector Charley Jones. The Bullfinch No 1, 2 and 3 were the first leases claimed. The Bullfinch mine closed in 1921, but other mines opened during a boom following World War II.[2][3][4][5] Bullfinch was on the Wyalkatchem_to_Southern_Cross_railway_line, from 1911,[6][7][8] and an important part of the wheatbelt rail network in subsequent years.
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 on the Wyalkatchem to Southern Cross railway line.[9]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bullfinch (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 4 October 2008.
- ^ "Mining". The Southern Cross Times. 1 January 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "How the Bullfinch was found". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld. 3 November 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "The Bullfinch Mine". The Observer. Adelaide. 12 November 1910. p. 52. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, E. L. (Ernest Lund) (1911), Construction of the Southern Cross-Bullfinch Railway, retrieved 31 August 2024
- ^ "THE FIRST TRAIN LOAD OF WHEAT FROM THE BULLFINCH COUNTRY". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1466. Western Australia. 14 February 1926. p. 1 (Second Section). Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE EXPANDING WHEAT BELT". Geraldton Guardian. Vol. XX, no. 4536. Western Australia. 27 February 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
