Cowcowing, Western Australia

Cowcowing Western Australia
Cowcowing
Established:	1919
Postcode:	6485
Elevation:	317 m (1,040 ft)
Location:	215 km (134 mi) North East of Perth 21 km (13 mi) North East of Wyalkatchem
LGA:	Shire of Wyalkatchem
State District:	Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division:	Durack

Cowcowing is a small town located just of the Koorda-Wyalkatchem road 215km from Perth in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town originated as a railway siding and was later gazetted as a townsite in 1919.^[1] The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and was first recorded by explorers in 1854. The name of the nearby lake recorded as Gow gow eeh lake, has now been renamed Cowcowing Lake, the meaning of the name remains unknown.

References

1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2011-02-05. 

Coordinates: 31°00′0″S 117°27′0″E / 31°S 117.45°E / -31; 117.45