Pantapin, Western Australia
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Pantapin in a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
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The town originated as a railway siding that was planned in 1912 as part of the Quairading
to Bruce Rock
line.
The town was initially named Ulakain, after a nearby well
, and was gazetted under that name in 1914.
The name proved problematic and was changed in 1921.
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...
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The town originated as a railway siding that was planned in 1912 as part of the 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...
to Bruce Rock
Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Bruce Rock is a town located in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately east of Perth and southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock....
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The town was initially named Ulakain, after a nearby well
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
, and was gazetted under that name in 1914.
The name proved problematic and was changed in 1921.