Benjaberring, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

31°09′S 117°17′E / 31.150°S 117.283°E / -31.150; 117.283Population23 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1910Postcode(s)6463Elevation355 m (1,165 ft)Location

199 km (124 mi) north east of Perth
10 km (6 mi) west of Wyalkatchem
24 km (15 mi) east of Dowerin

LGA(s)Shire of WyalkatchemState electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt Federal division(s)Durack

Benjaberring is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia located in the Shire of Wyalcatchem. The name of the town originates from the Aboriginal name of a nearby water source. The name of the area first appears on charts in 1846; the town site was first declared as Benjabbering in 1910, but the spelling was changed to Benjaberring in 1911 to more accurately reflect the correct pronunciation.^[2] In 1927 - the wheat statistics were showing over 2,000 tons annually for the years 1924/1925, and 1925/1926.^[3]

In 1932 it was the location of a railway siding and was one of five bulk grain receival locations that was the beginning of the Cooperative Bulk Handling organisation now known as the CBH Group.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjaberring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
^ "WHEAT STATISTICS". Western Mail. Vol. XLII, no. 2, 138. Western Australia. 20 January 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "BULK HANDLING". The West Australian. Vol. XLIX, no. 9, 524. Western Australia. 5 January 1933. p. 50. Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.