Tincurrin, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

32°58′37″S 117°46′30″E / 32.977°S 117.775°E / -32.977; 117.775Population48 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1914Postcode(s)6361Area245.1 km² (94.6 sq mi)Location

250 km (155 mi) from Perth
58 km (36 mi) from Narrogin

LGA(s)Shire of WickepinState electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt Federal division(s)O'Connor

Tincurrin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 250 kilometres (155 mi) south-east of Perth and within the Shire of Wickepin.

History

Tincurrin's name is of Aboriginal origin, and was first recorded in 1892 by J. O. Oxley, a surveyor, for a spring in the area, but the meaning is not known. When a railway was being constructed from Narrogin to Kondinin in 1911, the government proposed a siding here, which was constructed in 1914 with the name "Tinkurrin". Land nearby was set aside for a townsite the following year, and in 1922 Tincurrin was gazetted.^[2] In 1925 a post office was built and in 1938-39 a one-classroom school (which today has 10 students) and CBH grain handling bins were constructed.^[3]

Tincurrin has a primary school (K-4), agricultural hall, Elders store (the general store having closed in 2004) and post office. The area around Tincurrin is home to wildflowers in spring, especially verticordia.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tincurrin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – T". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
^ Shire of Wickepin. "Shire of Wickepin – Townsites". Retrieved 28 October 2006.
^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.