Balkuling, Western Australia
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Balkuling is an abandoned town
192 km east of Perth, Western Australia
along the Quairading –York
Road situated in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia.
The townsite of Balkuling was gazetted in 1920. The town originated as a siding on the Greenhills- Quairading
railway line which was established in 1907. The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is thought to mean walking and is also the name of the locale.
Balkuling was once a thriving wheatbelt town with many houses, shops and garages. A school
was opened in the town hall in 1922 and continued until 1947 apart from a couple of closures due to lack of students. A new school was brought in from Bellakabella in 1947.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
192 km east of Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
along the Quairading –York
York, Western Australia
York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated 97 km east of Perth in the Avon Valley near Northam, and is the seat of the Shire of York...
Road situated in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia.
The townsite of Balkuling was gazetted in 1920. The town originated as a siding on the Greenhills- Quairading
Quairading, Western Australia
Quairading is a Western Australian town located in the Wheatbelt region. It is the seat of government for the Shire of Quairading.-History:The town was named for Quairading Spring, derived from a local Aboriginal word recorded in 1872 by surveyor Alexander Forrest. The first European settler in the...
railway line which was established in 1907. The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is thought to mean walking and is also the name of the locale.
Balkuling was once a thriving wheatbelt town with many houses, shops and garages. A school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
was opened in the town hall in 1922 and continued until 1947 apart from a couple of closures due to lack of students. A new school was brought in from Bellakabella in 1947.