Yealering, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Wickepin
est = 1907
postcode = 6372
pop = < 100
dist1 = 221 | location1 = Perth
dist2 = 27 | location2 = Wickepin
fedgov = O'Connor
stategov = Wagincoord|-32.592|117.627|type:city(180)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Yealering is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 220km south-east of Perth between the towns of Wickepin and Corrigin. It is located beside a lake of the same name. While the town's population is small, it services a large agricultural district in the northern Wickepin Shire.

History

Yealering's name is of Aboriginal origin and was first recorded in 1870 for the lake next to the town. It was first settled in the 1870s as a grazing lease and was later the site of a market garden. Yealering Lake was a valuable source of fresh water for the settlers. Community picnics and sporting days, for which the town became renowned, were held on the banks of the lake and in dry years horse races were run on the lake bed.

In 1907, land around Yealering was opened up for selection, and in 1908, the Yealering Lake Progress Association was formed. After the Government's announcement of a railway from Wickepin to Merredin, a townsite was surveyed and in 1912 the town was gazetted, and already by that stage included a primary school, post office and several other buildings. A hall made from local bricks was added in 1927. [LandInfo WA|c|Y|2007-01-17] [cite web|url=http://www.wickepin.wa.gov.au/community/townsites.html|title=Shire of Wickepin - Townsites|author=Shire of Wickepin|accessdate=2006-10-28]

Present day

Yealering is an agricultural service town with a primary school, a recently refurbished hall, a general store and a hotel, as well as other businesses and services. The nearby lake has several recreational options including water skiing, an 18-hole golf course and a caravan park.

References

External links

* [http://www.wickepin.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Wickepin]
* [http://www.yealering.wa.edu.au/YPS/ Yealering Primary School] - includes historical and other information about the town.