Babakin, Western Australia
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Babakin, Western Australia
| Babakin Western Australia |
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 Main (only?) street. |
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 Babakin
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| Population: | 25 |
| Established: | 1914 |
| Postcode: | 6428 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Bruce Rock |
| State electorate: | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal Division: | O'Connor |
Coordinates: 32°07′12″S 118°01′26″E / 32.12°S 118.024°E
Babakin is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between the towns of Bruce Rock and Corrigin. It has a population of approximately 25 people, and provides the local farming community with a school, shop, hall and sporting facilities.
Babakin was a pastoral lease from 1873 to 1914 at this location, first taken up by C. Heal (Jnr). The name stems from a Noongar term for the dingo.
The area is an inhabitant area for a very rare plant species, the Western Underground Orchid (Rhizanthella gardneri).
References
- Higham, Geoffrey Where was That? an historical gazetteer of Western Australia. Geoproject Solutions, Winthrop, W.A: ISBN 0-646-44186-8.
- Lovell, Avon. Bruce Rock : a revised history Bruce Rock, W.A: Bruce Rock Shire Council, 1993. ISBN 0-646-05844-4.
- A rare and beautiful thing. Feature on Rhizanthella gardneri - in Lovell, p. 167-174.
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