Yoting, Western Australia
Encyclopedia
Yoting is a small town located between Quairading
and Bruce Rock
in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia.
Originating as a station on the Quairading
to Bruce Rock
railway line when it was established in 1912. Lots were surveyed in early 1914 and the townsite was gazetted later the same year.
The name is Aboriginal in origin and was taken from the nearby Yoting well
. The well or spring
first appeared on maps in 1873. Bruce Leake, an early settler, noted that the words Yot means two women fighting with wannas or Digging stick
s.
The surrounding areas produce wheat
and other cereal
crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.
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...
and 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....
in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia.
Originating as a station on 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....
railway line when it was established in 1912. Lots were surveyed in early 1914 and the townsite was gazetted later the same year.
The name is Aboriginal in origin and was taken from the nearby Yoting 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...
. The well or 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...
first appeared on maps in 1873. Bruce Leake, an early settler, noted that the words Yot means two women fighting with wannas or Digging stick
Digging stick
In archaeology and anthropology a digging stick is the term given to a variety of wooden implements used primarily by subsistence-based cultures to dig out underground food such as roots and tubers or burrowing animals and anthills...
s.
The surrounding areas produce wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
and other cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.