Bullfinch, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Bullfinch
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Yilgarn
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-30.9858°N 119.1144°W
Postcode:6484
Est:1910
Elevation:359
Stategov:Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:405
Dir1:east-northeast
Location1:Perth
Dist2:34
Dir2:northwest
Location2:Southern Cross
Dist3:97
Dir3:northeast
Location3:Merredin

Bullfinch is a small town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town was gazetted in 1910. Gold mining is its largest industry.

Gold was first discovered in the area in December 1909 by prospector Charley Jones. The Bullfinch No 1, 2 and 3 were the first leases claimed. The Bullfinch mine closed in 1921, but other mines opened during a boom following World War II.[1] [2] [3] Bullfinch was on the Wyalkatchem_to_Southern_Cross_railway_line, from 1911,[4] [5] and an important part of the wheatbelt rail network in subsequent years.

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 on the Wyalkatchem to Southern Cross railway line.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mining . 18 April 2019 . The Southern Cross Times . 1 January 1910 . 2.
  2. News: How the Bullfinch was found . 18 April 2019 . The Northern Miner . 3 November 1910 . Charters Towers, Qld . 6.
  3. News: The Bullfinch Mine . 18 April 2019 . The Observer . 12 November 1910 . Adelaide . 52.
  4. News: THE FIRST TRAIN LOAD OF WHEAT FROM THE BULLFINCH COUNTRY. . . 1466 . Western Australia . 14 February 1926 . 31 August 2024 . 1 (Second Section) . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: THE EXPANDING WHEAT BELT . . XX . 4536 . Western Australia . 27 February 1926 . 31 August 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Country elevators . The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. 6 April 2013. 10. National Library of Australia.