Kununoppin is a small town in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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. The town is located on the
Nungarin–Wyalkatchem Road and in the
Shire of Trayning local government area, north east of the state capital,
Perth, Western Australia
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. At the
2006 census, Kununoppin had a population of 151.
The site of a railway
siding on the
Dowerin to
Merredin railway line, Kununoppin was gazetted as a townsite in 1911.
The town's name derives from the Aboriginal name for the surrounding area. The name was first rendered as "Coonoonoppin"—the revised spelling of "Kununoppin" was adopted to conform with the
Royal Geographical Society standard
orthography
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Most national ...
for Aboriginal place names.
(See
-up for further details).
In 1932 the
Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two
grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.
The town—set in
Salmon Gum woodland—features a series of
tin sculptures. The sculptures are placed in various locations around the town.
The surrounding areas produce
wheat
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and other
cereal crops. The town is a
receival site for
Cooperative Bulk Handling.
References
External links
Towns in Western Australia
Grain receival points of Western Australia
Shire of Trayning
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