Miling, Western Australia

Miling is a small town in the Shire of Moora, 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia. At the 2006 census, it had a population of 205.[1]

Miling
Western Australia
The Miling Hotel
Miling
Coordinates30°29′S 116°22′E
Population205 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6575
Location200 km (124 mi) N of Perth
LGA(s)Shire of Moora
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal division(s)Durack

Miling is the terminus of the Clackline–Miling railway branch line 150 miles from Perth. This branch line originally started at Clackline, but – after the changes to the Eastern Railway in 1966 – commenced at West Toodyay.

Miling is within the network known as the "wheatbins", which are areas served by the Wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia.[2]

In 1932, the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[3]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]

Notes
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Miling (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. Aerial Surveys Australia; HRRC (1963), Aerial photographs of the Miling wheat bin, 2 Dec. 1963 [picture], retrieved 18 October 2012
  3. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

References
  • Seymour, A. L. (Amelia L.) (1979) The development of Miling. Miling [W.A.] : A.L. Seymour


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