Muntadgin, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 31°46′01″S 118°33′00″E / 31.767°S 118.55°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Location | |
| Established | 1925 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 262.2 km2 (101.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 39 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode | 6420 |
Muntadgin is a townsite off the Great Eastern Highway on Brissenden Road, located between the towns of Bruce Rock and Southern Cross in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. At the 2021 census, Muntadgin had a population of 39.[2]
Originating as a railway siding on the Merredin to Yilliminning railway line, the location was thought by the district surveyor to be ideal for a townsite. The townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1925.[3]
A hotel licence was granted in 1931 to Colin Elliott to run the hotel that had recently been built in the town.[4]
The name is Aboriginal in origin and is taken from the nearby Muntadgin Soak, which first appeared on maps of the area in 1912.
The town still has a wheat siding, the Muntadgin hotel that provides meals and accommodation, and recreation facilities, including a golf course. The town celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005.[5] The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town has been a receival site for the CBH Group since 1940.[6]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Muntadgin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Muntadgin Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ "History of country town names – M". Landgate. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ↑ "New Hotel at Muntadgin". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 May 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "Shire of Merredin Townships". 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Muntadgin CBH Group