Kulyaling, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

32°28′S 117°03′E / 32.467°S 117.050°E / -32.467; 117.050Established1907Postcode(s)6308Elevation262 m (860 ft)Location

148 km (92 mi) ESE of Perth
10 km (6 mi) S of Brookton

LGA(s)Shire of PingellyState electorate(s)Wagin Federal division(s)O'Connor

Kulyaling, formerly Kulyalling, is a small town just off the Great Southern Highway located between Brookton and Pingelly in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

A railway siding named Westbrook was the origin of the town. The siding was established in 1905 and then the local progress association petitioned for a townsite to be declared. The townsite was gazetted in 1906 as Westbrook but the Lands Department sought to change the name as Westbrook was already in use. Two Aboriginal names were considered; Nimbedilling and Colyalling. The name was changed and the town was gazetted in 1907.^[1]

The name of the town comes from the Aboriginal name for a local water source and rock formation but the meaning is unknown.

References

^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

Towns in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

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