Youndegin, Western Australia
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Youndegin is a small town 155 km east of Perth, Western Australia
along the Goldfields Road situated in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia.
The townsite of Youndegin was gazetted in 1892.
Charles Cooke Hunt
was the first European to visit the area in 1864 when he established a track through the area to the eastern pastoral regions. By 1876 the government
has set aside land for a police station. When gold
was discovered further to the east in the 1880s, the traffic along the track increased immensely, and by 1891 an inn had been constructed, named the Youndegin Arms.
Following the gazetting of the town and the subdivision of lots, a railway to the goldfields was constructed well south of the town, and little further development occurred.
The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a nearby hill, the name was first recorded by Charles Cooke Hunt
during his 1864 expedition.
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....
along the Goldfields Road situated in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia.
The townsite of Youndegin was gazetted in 1892.
Charles Cooke Hunt
Charles Cooke Hunt
Charles Cooke Hunt was an explorer who led four expeditions into the interior of Western Australia between 1864 and 1866. He died in Geraldton....
was the first European to visit the area in 1864 when he established a track through the area to the eastern pastoral regions. By 1876 the government
Government of Western Australia
The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then...
has set aside land for a police station. When gold
Gold
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was discovered further to the east in the 1880s, the traffic along the track increased immensely, and by 1891 an inn had been constructed, named the Youndegin Arms.
Following the gazetting of the town and the subdivision of lots, a railway to the goldfields was constructed well south of the town, and little further development occurred.
The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a nearby hill, the name was first recorded by Charles Cooke Hunt
Charles Cooke Hunt
Charles Cooke Hunt was an explorer who led four expeditions into the interior of Western Australia between 1864 and 1866. He died in Geraldton....
during his 1864 expedition.