Burakin, Western Australia
- Burakin, Western Australia
Burakin is a small town located near Kalannie in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The townsite was gazetted in 1928. The name is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning, and was suggested by the Wongan Hills Road Board in 1927. The original spelling was to have been Borrikin. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2007-06-08]
Burakin is the junction for the branch railway line to Bonnie Rock. The line was completed on 27 April, 1931, however services beyond Beacon were withdrawn from late 1997. ["Rails through the Wodjil" Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, January, 1999 pp3-9]
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