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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Pantapin, Western Australia

Pantapin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town originated as a railway siding that was planned in 1912 as part of the Quairading to Bruce Rock line. The town was initially named Ulakain, after a nearby well, and was gazetted under that name in 1914.

The name proved problematic – causing mail and goods to go missing, according to the residents – and was changed in 1921.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pantapin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2008.

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