Burakin, Western Australia
| Burakin Western Australia | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Dowerin-Kalannie Road, Burakin, 2014 | |
  Burakin | |
| Coordinates | 30°31′26″S 117°10′23″E / 30.524°S 117.173°ECoordinates: 30°31′26″S 117°10′23″E / 30.524°S 117.173°E |
| Established | 1928 |
| Postcode(s) | 6467 |
| Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Wongan-Ballidu |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal Division(s) | Durack |
Burakin is a small town near Kalannie in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The townsite was gazetted in 1928. 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.[1]
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 The line was completed on 27 April 1931, but services beyond Beacon were withdrawn from late 1997.[2]
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 [3]
References
- ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – B". 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. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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