Canna, Western Australia
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Canna is a small town in the Mid West region
of Western Australia
. It is located between the towns of Morawa
and Mullewa
on the Mullewa-Wubin Road. At the 2006 census
, Canna had a population of 81.
Originating as a railway siding on the Wongan Hills
to Mullewa railway line the public works department planned to locate a station named Pindawa on the present site. The name was regarded as unsuitable due to it's similarity to the existing town of Pindar
so in 1914 it was decided to use Canna instead. The townsite was gazetted in 1928.
Regions of Western Australia
Regionalisations of Western Australia are systems by which Western Australia is divided into distinct geographic regions. The most commonly known regionalisation is the governmental division of the state into regions for economic development purposes, of which there are nine.Other regionalisations...
of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It is located between the towns of Morawa
Morawa, Western Australia
Morawa is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is located within the Shire of Morawa, approximately 370 kilometres north of the state capital Perth, on the railway line between Wongan Hills and Mullewa.- History :...
and Mullewa
Mullewa, Western Australia
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on the Mullewa-Wubin Road. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Canna had a population of 81.
Originating as a railway siding on the Wongan Hills
Wongan Hills, Western Australia
Wongan Hills is a town in the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The town is approximately 182 km north of the State capital Perth, at an altitude of 286 metres....
to Mullewa railway line the public works department planned to locate a station named Pindawa on the present site. The name was regarded as unsuitable due to it's similarity to the existing town of Pindar
Pindar, Western Australia
Pindar is a small town in the Mid West Region of Western Australia. It is located about 30 km east of MullewaIn 1894, the Northern Railway from Geraldton to Mullewa was opened, and four year later was extended to Cue...
so in 1914 it was decided to use Canna instead. The townsite was gazetted in 1928.