Dandaragan, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Dandaragan
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Dandaragan
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-30.6833°N 157°W
Postcode:6507
Est:1850 gazetted 1958
Elevation:193
Stategov:Moore
Fedgov:Durack
Dist1:170
Dir1:north
Location1:Perth
Dist2:29
Dir2:west
Location2:Moora
Dist3:98
Dir3:south east
Location3:Jurien Bay

Dandaragan is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The Dandaragan plateau is the underlying geological feature of the area.

History

The first recorded land lease was to William Brockman in 1848; he had a 6000acres land lease at Muchamulla Springs.[1]

The name of Dandaragan was first recorded in 1850 as the name of a nearby gulley and spring or watering hole known as Dandaraga spring. The word is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean good kangaroo country. James Drummond settled in the area in 1850 and established a farm. A police station was built later and the townsite was gazetted in 1958.

Select Harvests unsuccessfully attempted to grow a large almond orchard near Dandaragan between 2010 and 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shire of Dandaragan – History . 2008 . 2008-10-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005212647/http://www.dandaragan.wa.gov.au/council/history.html . 5 October 2008 .