Muntadgin, Western Australia

Muntadgin Western Australia
Muntadgin
Population:	113 (2006 Census)[1]
Established:	1925
Postcode:	6420
Elevation:	347 m (1,138 ft)
Location:	293 km (182 mi) East of Perth 56 km (35 mi) SE of Merredin
LGA:	Shire of Merredin
State District:	Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division:	Durack

Coordinates: 31°47′13″S 118°33′00″E / 31.787°S 118.55°E / -31.787; 118.55

Muntadgin is a townsite off the Great Eastern Highway on Brissenden Road, situated between the towns of Bruce Rock and Southern Cross in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Muntadgin had a population of 113.^[1]

Originating as a railway siding on the Narembeen to Merredin line the district surveyor thought the location would be ideal for a townsite. The townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1925.^[2]

A hotel licance was granted in 1931 to Colin Geoffery Elliot to run the hotel that had recently been constructed in the town.^[3]

The name is Aboriginal in origina and is taken from the nearby Muntadgin Soak which first appeared on maps of the area in 1912.

Currently the town still has a wheat siding, the Muntadgin hotel that provides meals and accommodation and recreation facilities including a golf course. The town celebrted its 75th anniversary in 2005.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Muntadgin (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54961&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
2. ^ 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 2007-06-08. 
3. ^ "NEW HOTEL AT MUNTADGIN.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 5. 6 May 1931. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32516896. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Shire of Merredin Townships". 2011-06-17. http://www.merredin.wa.gov.au/about/our_towns.html.