Hyden, Western Australia
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The town of Hyden is located 339 km east of Perth, Western Australia
in the Shire of Kondinin
. Hyden is home to Wave Rock
and Mulka's Cave, both popular local tourist attractions.
The land in the surrounding area was opened up for agriculture
in the 1920s. A railway was built between Kondinin and Hyden Rock in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1932 following demand for land around the train terminus.
The first wheat
crop was harvested in Hyden in 1927. The town's economy
continues to rely on agriculture but mostly in the form of cattle
and sheep production that has a current value of approximately $35 million. The town also benefits from tourism
and mining.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in the Shire of Kondinin
Kondinin, Western Australia
Kondinin is a town located in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, east of the state capital, Perth via the Brookton Highway and State Route 40 between Corrigin and Hyden. It is the main town in the Shire of Kondinin...
. Hyden is home to Wave Rock
Wave Rock
Wave Rock is a natural rock formation located east of the small town of Hyden in Western Australia that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave.Wave Rock has cultural significance to Aborigines...
and Mulka's Cave, both popular local tourist attractions.
The land in the surrounding area was opened up for agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
in the 1920s. A railway was built between Kondinin and Hyden Rock in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1932 following demand for land around the train terminus.
The first wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
crop was harvested in Hyden in 1927. The town's economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
continues to rely on agriculture but mostly in the form of cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
and sheep production that has a current value of approximately $35 million. The town also benefits from tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
and mining.