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Burakin is a small town near Kalannie in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
| Burakin Western Australia | |
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 Dowerin-Kalannie Road, Burakin, 2014 | |
  Burakin | |
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| Coordinates | 30.524°S 117.173°E |
| Population | 30 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1928 |
| Postcode(s) | 6467 |
| Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| 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 The line was completed on 27 April 1931, but services beyond Beacon were withdrawn from late 1997.[4]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]
References
- 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. 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.
External links
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