Goomalling, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Goomalling
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Goomalling
postcode = 6460
est = 1903
pop = 499 (2006 census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL510400|name=Goomalling (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-08-27]
elevation= 239
maxtemp = 25.6
mintemp = 11.3
rainfall = 367.6
stategov = Central Wheatbelt
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 132 | dir1 = NE
location1= Perth
dist2 = 45 | dir2 = NNE
location2= Northam
dist3 =
location3= coord|-31.300|116.831|type:city(499)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Goomalling is a townsite in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia 45 km north north east of Northam, Western Australia. The name Goomalling was first shown for a spring found by explorers Hillman & Lefroy in 1846. Hillman noted on his plan "rich grassy country" and squatters subsequently moved into the area. George Slater was the first in the Goomalling area, establishing a property around Goomalling Spring in the early 1850s.

When the Northam – Goomalling railway line was opened in 1902 the government decided to establish a townsite at Goomalling. It was gazetted in 1903. Goomalling is an Aboriginal word which means "the place of the silver-grey possum". Goomal is the noongar word for this possum. [LandInfo WA|c|G|2007-06-08]

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External links

* [http://www.goomal.com Goomal.com]