Bendering, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Bendering
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Kondinin
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-32.8667°N 126°W
Postcode:6367
Est:1921
Elevation:306
Stategov:Wagin
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:291
Dir1:east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:12
Dir2:north
Location2:Kondinin

Bendering is a town located between Kondininand Narembeen in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town was gazetted in 1921. The name of the town is taken from a nearby spring and is Aboriginal in origin; its meaning is unknown. Bendering was a stop on the Merredin to Yilliminning railway line.[1]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 28 July 2024.
  2. Web site: CBH receival sites . 2011 . 18 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf . 18 March 2012 .