WUBIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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A small town in the northern agricultural region.
Location: 273 km north north east of Perth and 21 km north of Dalwallinu.
Origin of name: derives its name from the Aboriginal name of a nearby water source, Woobin Well, first recorded by a surveyor in 1907. The spelling Wubin was adopted to conform with spelling rules for Aboriginal names adopted by the Lands & Surveys Dept. Wubin was first approved as a siding name on the proposed Wongan Hills to Mullewa railway line in April 1913, then for the townsite gazetted the same year.
Brief history: The first lots in the townsite were sold in June 1914, and the railway line opened in 1915.
Natural features: Lake Moore; Lake De Courcy; Lake Hillman; Lake O'Grady; Lake Harvey; Mollerin Lake.