Bodallin, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Bodallin
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Yilgarn
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-31.371°N 118.851°W
Postcode:6424
Est:1918
Elevation:374
Stategov:Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:323
Dir1:east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:48
Dir2:west
Location2:Southern Cross
Dist3:56
Dir3:east
Location3:Merredin

Bodallin is a town located around halfway between Merredin and Southern Cross in Western Australia.

History

The town takes its name from the railway siding of this name, established between 1894 and 1897. When gazetted in 1918 the town was spelt Boddalin. This was amended in 1947 to Bodallin.

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[1]

It is a stop on the Prospector rural train service, and is a location of a crossing loop on the railway.

The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[2]

Rail services

The Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Bodallin.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Country elevators . The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. 6 April 2013. 10. National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: CBH Receival Sites – Contact Details . 2010 . 31 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf . 18 March 2012 .
  3. Web site: Prospector Timetable . Transwa . Public Transport Authority . 9 October 2022 . 30 March 2024.