Miling is a small town in the

Shire of Moora The Shire of Moora is a local government area in the northern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and generally lies between the Brand Highway and Great Northern Highway about north of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of ...

, north of

Perth Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

, Western Australia. At the , it had a population of 101. Miling is the terminus of the

Clackline–Miling railway The Clackline to Miling railway branch, originally known as the Clackline to Newcastle railway line, is a railway line in Western Australia. The line developed progressively over the years and as it did so, various sections were named differe ...

branch line 150 miles from Perth. This branch line originally started at

Clackline Clackline is a locality in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about east-north-east of Perth, Western Australia, Perth. History John Forrest, later Premier of Western Australia, recorded the name Clacklin ...

, but after the changes to the Eastern Railway in 1966 commenced at

West Toodyay West Toodyay (previously known as Toodyay; colloquially known as Old Toodyay) was the original location of the town of Toodyay, Western Australia. It is situated in the Toodyay valley, north east of Perth. The Toodyay valley, discovered by Ensig ...

. Miling is within the network known as the "wheatbins", which are areas served by the

Wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia The wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia were, in most cases, a network of railway lines in Western Australia that primarily served the Wheatbelt region. Maps of the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) system in the 1930s s ...

. In 1932, the

Wheat Pool of Western Australia Cooperative Wheat Pool of Western Australia, commonly known as the Wheat Pool of Western Australia, is a cooperative of wheat growers in Western Australia. The cooperative was formed in 1922 and one of the inaugural trustees was Charles Walter Harp ...

announced that the town would have two

grain elevators A grain elevator is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lower level and deposit ...

, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. The surrounding areas produce

wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeolog ...

and other

cereal A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more foo ...

crops. The town is a receival site for

Cooperative Bulk Handling The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym for Co-operative Bulk Handling), is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the wheatbelt of Western Australia. History CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, at a ...

Notes

References

* Seymour, A. L. (Amelia L.) (1979) ''The development of Miling''. Miling .A.: A.L. Seymour Towns in Western Australia Wheatbelt (Western Australia) Grain receival points of Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub