Benjaberring, Western Australia

Benjaberring Western Australia
Benjaberring
Coordinates	31°09′S 117°17′E
Population	23 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1910
Postcode(s)	6463
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Location	199 km (124 mi) north east of Perth 10 km (6 mi) west of Wyalkatchem 24 km (15 mi) east of Dowerin
LGA(s)	Shire of Wyalkatchem
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Durack

Benjaberring is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia located in the Shire of Wyalcatchem. The name of the town originates from the Aboriginal name of a nearby water source. The name of the area first appears on charts in 1846; the town site was first declared as Benjabbering in 1910, but the spelling was changed to Benjaberring in 1911 to more accurately reflect the correct pronunciation.^[2] In 1927 - the wheat statistics were showing over 2,000 tons annually for the years 1924/1925, and 1925/1926.^[3]

In 1932 it was the location of a railway siding and was one of five bulk grain receival locations that was the beginning of the Cooperative Bulk Handling organisation now known as the CBH Group.^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjaberring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
3. "WHEAT STATISTICS". Western Mail. Vol. XLII, no. 2, 138. Western Australia. 20 January 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "BULK HANDLING". The West Australian. Vol. XLIX, no. 9, 524. Western Australia. 5 January 1933. p. 50. Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.