Type: | town |
Benjaberring | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | Shire of Wyalkatchem |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 10 |
Coordinates: | -31.15°N 134°W |
Postcode: | 6463 |
Est: | 1910 |
Elevation: | 355 |
Stategov: | Central Wheatbelt |
Fedgov: | Durack |
Dist1: | 199 |
Dir1: | north east |
Location1: | Perth |
Dist2: | 10 |
Dir2: | west |
Location2: | Wyalkatchem |
Dist3: | 24 |
Dir3: | east |
Location3: | Dowerin |
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.In 1927 - the wheat statistics were showing over 2,000 tons annually for the years 1924/1925, and 1925/1926.[1]
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.[2]