Yandanooka, Western Australia
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 Yandanooka
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| Population | 192 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Established | 1919 |
| Postcode(s) | 6522 |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mingenew |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal Division(s) | Durack |
Yandanooka is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Mingenew and Three Springs on the Midlands Road.
The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of the local water source and is thought to mean "plenty of hilly country in sight". The townsite was gazetted in 1919.[2]
The first settler in the area was Thomas Whitfield in the 1850s and was a railway siding on the original route of the Midland Railway when opened in 1895. The siding was then moved 4 km to the South and land around the siding was set aside for a townsite. Lots were surveyed in 1913 then gazetted six years later.
In 1927 the town was suffering from a lack of accommodation and the locals presented a petition to the licensing board in Mingenew to open a hotel in town. Railway traffic had increased dramatically, in 1922 only 13,000 bags of wheat were sent by rail. This increased to 80,000 in 1925 and was expected to be over 100,000 in 1927.[3]
