Murdong is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Great Southern Highway and the Great Southern Railway run through the locality from north to south.[2][3]
| Murdong Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Murdong | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°44′33″S 117°34′37″E / 33.74250°S 117.57690°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 24 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6317 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Katanning | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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The larger eastern part of the Shire of Katanning, up to Katanning itself, is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people.[4][5] The smaller western part, west of Katanning, is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang people, with both being of the Noongar nation. Murdong spans both areas.[6][7][8]
Murdong was a siding on the Great Southern Railway, operational from 1904 to 2000.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murdong (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Back Along the Line: Section 31 Avon Yard - Albany" (PDF). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
