Tammin, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place
type = town
name = Tammin
state = wa


caption = Tammin townsite
lga = Shire of Tammin
postcode = 6409
est = 1899
pop = 168 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55666|name=Tammin (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-14]
elevation= 311
stategov = Central Wheatbelt
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 184
dir1 = East
location1= Perth
dist2 = 22
dir2 = West
location2= Kellerberrin
dist3 = 24
dir3 = East
location3= Cunderdincoord|-31.641|117.491|type:city(168)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

The town of Tammin is located in the central agricultural region, convert|184|km east of Perth, Western Australia [cite web|url=http://www.tammin.wa.gov.au/|title=Shire of Tammin Website|year=2006|accessdate=2008-09-14] and midway between the towns of Cunderdin and Kellerberrin on the Great Eastern Highway.

History

The first European to settle in the area was John Packham in 1893.The railway to Southern Cross was constructed through the area in 1894-95, and Tammin was one of the original stations when the line opened in 1895. As the surrounding area developed for agriculture, there was sufficient demand for land in the area for the government to declare a townsite, and Tammin townsite was gazetted in 1899.

Tammin is an Aboriginal name derived from the nearby Tammin Rock, a name first recorded by the explorer Charles Cooke Hunt in 1864. The rock possibly derives its name from the "Tammar", the Aboriginal name of the "Black Gloved Wallaby" which was once found in this area. Another source records it as possibly meaning "a grandmother or a grandfather".

It also serves as a stop on the Prospector and Avonlink rural train services.

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