Yandanooka, Western Australia
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Yandanooka is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Mingenew
and Three Springs
on the Midlands Road.
The name of the town is Aboriginal
in origin and is the name of the local water source and is thought to mean "plenty of hilly country in sight". The townsite was gazetted in 1919.
The first settler in the area was Thomas Whitfield in the 1950s and was a railway siding on the original route of the Midland Railway when opened in 1895. The siding was then moved 4km to the South and land arond the siding was set aside for a townsite. Lots were survey
ed in 1913 then gazetted six years later.
Mingenew, Western Australia
Mingenew is a town in Western Australia, located north of the state capital, Perth. It is the seat of government for the Shire of Mingenew.- History :...
and Three Springs
Three Springs, Western Australia
Three Springs is located 313 km north of Perth, Western Australia on the Midlands Road. Wheat farming is the main industry.The first Europeans to pass through the Three Springs area were Lieutenant George Grey and his party in 1839. The next exploration of the area in 1846 was undertaken by...
on the Midlands Road.
The name of the town 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 and is the name of the local water source and is thought to mean "plenty of hilly country in sight". The townsite was gazetted in 1919.
The first settler in the area was Thomas Whitfield in the 1950s and was a railway siding on the original route of the Midland Railway when opened in 1895. The siding was then moved 4km to the South and land arond the siding was set aside for a townsite. Lots were survey
Survey
-Quantitative research:* Statistical survey, a method for collecting quantitative information about items in a population* Paid survey, a method that companies use to collect consumer opinions about a product by paying consumers for participating in the survey...
ed in 1913 then gazetted six years later.