Wialki, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Wialki
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Mount Marshall
Lga2:Shire of Mukinbudin
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-30.4764°N 118.1217°W
Postcode:6473
Est:1933
Elevation:414
Stategov:Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:Durack
Dist1:341
Dir1:north east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:25
Dir2:east
Location2:Beacon

Wialki is a townsite in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is situated between Beacon and Bonnie Rock, in the shires of Mount Marshall and Mukinbudin.

Wialki was originally a siding on the Burakin to Bonnie Rock railway extension planned to pass through the area in 1929; the district surveyor suggested the station should be named Datjoin but the Railway department chose the name Wialki after the Aboriginal name of a nearby soak. The station was named in 1930 and the townsite was gazetted in 1933.The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. A second bulk wheat bin was constructed in town in 1940 just as the first bulk bin was filled.[1] The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Country news. The West Australian. Perth. 17 January 1940. 3 April 2013. 3 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: CBH receival sites. 2011. 20 April 2011. 18 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf. dead.