Burakin is a small town near Kalannie in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
| Burakin Western Australia | |
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.JPG) Dowerin-Kalannie Road, Burakin, 2014 | |
  Burakin | |
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| Coordinates | 30°31′26″S 117°10′23″E / 30.524°S 117.173°E |
| Population | 30 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1928 |
| Postcode(s) | 6467 |
| Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| Area | 342.5 km2 (132.2 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Wongan-Ballidu |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
The townsite was gazetted in 1928.[2] The name is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning, and was suggested by the Wongan Hills Road Board in 1927. The original spelling was to have been Borrikin.[3]
Burakin is the junction for the branch railway line to Bonnie Rock. The line was completed on 27 April 1931, but services beyond Beacon were withdrawn from late 1997.[4]
In 2000 and 2001 Burakin was the epicentre of a series of earthquakes now known as the Burakin Swarm – a significant series of seismographic events that are considered important in understanding the South West Seismic Zone.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burakin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1929), Townsite of Burakin, Ninghan District, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 21 August 2022
- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ Rails through the Wodjil Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, January, 1999 pp3-9
- ^ "UWA Seismic Events in WA – Burakin Swarm". 2005. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ Australia. Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (30 June 2002), "Geoscience Australia (30 June 2002)", Annual Report (539 of 2002), Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources: 199, ISSN 1443-8267
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