Mullewa, Western Australia

A centre for the northern agricultural region it services.
Location: 450 km north of Perth and 98 km east north east of Geraldton.
Origin of name: named after Mullewa Spring, an Aboriginal name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1873; its exact meaning or reason for its choice is not known. Suggestions include that it is derived from "mooloowa" meaning fog (the town is often covered in mist on winter mornings); derived from "mallowaur", the local native name for the dingo; derived from "mullawacare" meaning hut or dwelling; derived from "murowariwari" meaning a bird.
Brief history: The first pastoral leases in the area were taken up in 1869. In 1894 the government constructed a railway from Geraldton to Mullewa to service the growing number of farms in the area. A townsite was surveyed in that year.
Natural features: Tallering Peak and Gorge; East Yuna Reserves; Bindoo Nature Reserves; Wandana Nature Reserve
Built features: Tallering Peak haematite ore mine (Mt Gibson Iron).
Heritage features: Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Sts Peter and Paul (1921-27).