Calingiri (W.A.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Calingiri (W.A.)
Coordinates
116.453 116.453 -31.088 -31.088 (gooearth )
E1162700 E1162700 S0310600 S0310600 (geonames )
Associated country
Norfolk Island
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 143084406
Wikidata: Q3650771
Library of congress: n 82015960
Sources of Information
  • BGN gaz. Australia(Calingiri, W.A. 31°06ʹS 116°27ʹE)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 31°06ʹ00ʺS 116°27ʹ00ʺE)
  • Gordon, F. R. The Meckering and Calingiri earthquakes, Oct. 1968 and March 1970, 1980 (subj.)t.p. (Calingiri)
  • BGN gaz. Australia(Calingiri, W.A. 31p0s06ʹS 116p0s27ʹE)

Wikipedia description:

Calingiri is a town located north-east of Perth, near New Norcia in Western Australia. It is in the Shire of Victoria Plains. The town derives its name from Calingiri Waterhole, the name of which was first recorded by a surveyor in 1903. The settlement was first proposed in 1914. By the time the town was gazetted in 1917 it was variously spelt as Calingtry, Kalingiri, The Washpool, Kalingary, Calingarra, Calingtry, Calingiry, Kalingiry and finally Calingiri. The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling grain receival site.

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