TRAYNING, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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A small service town located in the central agricultural region.
Location: 236 km east north east of Perth and 44 km east of Wyalkatchem.
Origin of name: named after Trayning Well, the Aboriginal name of a nearby water source located on an old road from Goomalling to the eastern goldfields. It was first recorded by a surveyor in 1892.
Brief history: when the Dowerin to Merredin railway was planned in 1910, Trayning was selected as the site for a siding. The town developed alongside the siding.
Natural features: Duranning Rock; Mt. Stevens; Waddouring Hill; Tootaning Spring
Heritage features: Gamma holes