Ejanding is a townsite in the central Wheatbelt, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-northeast of Dowerin

Dowerin, Western Australia

Dowerin is a town and shire located north-east of Perth in the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.-History:In 1906 the government extended the railway from Goomalling to the developing Dowerin Agricultural Area and decided to develop a townsite at the terminus...

. It was originally a siding on the Ejanding Northward railway, a line built between the town now known as Amery

Amery, Western Australia

Amery is a rail siding and townsite located northeast of Dowerin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.-History:Amery was first known as "Ejanding" in 1910. Its name was changed to Amery in 1928, apparently because another railway siding approximately 26 km further north was to be...

, and Kalannie

Kalannie, Western Australia

Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately north-east of the state capital, Perth.Kalannie was gazetted as a townsite in 1929...

, around 1927. Amery was originally named Ejanding in 1910, but was changed to Amery in 1928. Ejanding was gazetted as a townsite in 1930, and is Aboriginal

Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....

 in origin. It derives its name from "Hejanding Well", a name first recorded by the surveyor/explorer Augustus Gregory

Augustus Gregory

Sir Augustus Charles Gregory KCMG. was an English-born Australian explorer. Between 1846 and 1858 he undertook four major expeditions.-Early years:...

in 1846.