Ejanding, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

31°06′18″S 117°06′36″E / 31.105°S 117.11°E / -31.105; 117.11Established1930Postcode(s)6461Elevation299 m (981 ft)Location

186 km (116 mi) NE of Perth
20 km (12 mi) NNE of Dowerin

LGA(s)Shire of DowerinState electorate(s)Moore Federal division(s)Durack

Ejanding is a townsite in the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-northeast of Dowerin. It was originally a siding on the Ejanding Northward railway, a line built between the town now known as Amery, and Kalannie, around 1927.^[1]^[2] Amery was originally named Ejanding in 1910, but was changed to Amery in 1928. Ejanding was gazetted as a townsite in 1930.^[3] Its name is Aboriginal in origin, derived from "Hejanding Well", a name first recorded by the surveyor/explorer Augustus Gregory in 1846.^[4] Ejanding used to have a primary school. It operated from 1926 until 2000, closing due to low numbers. Currently Ejanding has a few houses, a wheatbin and railway siding, and is the location of the Dowerin Go Kart Club.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[5]

References

^ Australia. Development and Migration Commission; Camm, John F (1928), Report on Ejanding Northwards railway, Western Australia, Govt. Printer, retrieved 27 August 2024
^ "Ejanding Northward Railway". North-eastern Courier. Vol. 5, no. 298. Western Australia. 17 May 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1930), Plan of Ejanding townsite, Avon district, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 27 August 2024
^ "History of country town names – E". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.