NUNGARIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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A service town in the central agricultural area which produces wheat and sheep.
Location: 271 km east north east of Perth and 40 km from Merredin.
Origin of name: named after Nungarin Rocks, located 4 km north north east of the town. This Aboriginal name was first recorded by surveyor HS King as Noongorin in 1864, and as Nungarin in 1889. Its meaning is not known.
Brief history: when the Kunnoppin to Merredin extension of the Goomalling to Merredin railway line was planned in 1910, Nungarin was proposed as a siding. Land was also set aside for a townsite, which was gazetted in 1912.
Natural features: Lake Campion; Nungarin Hill; Warraling Hill; Little Dan; Karomin Rocks
Heritage features: Mangowine Homestead (1870s)