Pingaring, Western Australia
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Pingaring is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
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The name of the town is the Indigenous Australian name of a nearby spring
that was first recorded by surveyors in 1926.
The town originated as a railway siding on the Hyden
to Lake Grace
line, with its location being decided in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1963.
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 name of the town is the Indigenous Australian name of a nearby spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
that was first recorded by surveyors in 1926.
The town originated as a railway siding on the Hyden
Hyden, Western Australia
The town of Hyden is located 339 km east of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Kondinin. Hyden is home to Wave Rock and Mulka's Cave, both popular local tourist attractions....
to Lake Grace
Lake Grace, Western Australia
-Natural disasters:In late 2005 and early 2006, Lake Grace experienced two natural disasters. The first was a hail storm on 16 October 2005, which destroyed 500 hectares of wheat and barley crop and damaged a further 5,500 hectares, with some farmers reporting fields covered by up to...
line, with its location being decided in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1963.