Ejanding, Western Australia
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.
Amery was originally named Ejanding in 1910, but was changed to Amery in 1928. Ejanding was gazetted as a townsite in 1930. Its name is Aboriginal in origin, derived from "Hejanding Well", a name first recorded by the surveyor/explorer Augustus Gregory in 1846.
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.
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.