Buntine, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

29°59′10″S 116°34′08″E / 29.986°S 116.569°E / -29.986; 116.569Population51 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1916Postcode(s)6613Elevation315 m (1,033 ft)Area571.6 km² (220.7 sq mi)Location300 km (186 mi) NNE of PerthLGA(s)Shire of DalwallinuState electorate(s)Moore Federal division(s)Durack

Buntine is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 300 kilometres (186 mi) north of Perth, the state capital, along the Great Northern Highway within the Shire of Dalwallinu.

The name Buntine was first used in 1910 as the name of a nearby hill. In 1913, it was applied to a railway siding on the line between Wongan Hills and Mullewa, at the suggestion of District Surveyor J P Camm. The town of Buntine was gazetted in 1916.^[2]

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.^[3]

A local bulk wheat bin was opened in the town in December 1949 just in time for the harvesting season with 280 long tons (280 thousand kilograms) being received on the first day.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buntine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
^ "Country News In Brief". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 December 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 3 April 2013.