Badgingarra, Western Australia

Badgingarra, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Badgingarra


caption =
lga = Shire of Dandaragan
est = 1915
postcode = 6521
pop =
dist1 = 209 | dir1 = N | location1 = Perth
dist2 = 60 | dir2 = NW | location2 = Moora
fedgov = O'Connor
stategov = Moore
state = wa
coord|-30.399|115.554|type:city(50)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Badgingarra is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about convert|205|km|mi|0 north of Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan.

History

The town was gazetted in 1955 and takes its name from nearby Badgingarra Pool. "Badgingarra" is an Indigenous Australian word said to mean "water by the manna gums". [LandInfo WA|c|B|2007-03-25]

Notable residents

Tony Hughan Sportsman

References


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