Bonnie_Rock,_Western_Australia

Bonnie Rock, Western Australia

Bonnie Rock, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

Bonnie Rock is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

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The town was once the terminus of the railway to Beacon.

The name of the town originated from a rock formation that is situated close to the town, that was named by a sandalwood cutter. The townsite was gazetted in 1932.[2]

A short-lived newspaper in the 1930s included the name of the town in its title.[3]

The main industry in the town is wheat farming, with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[4]

The Russian adventurer Fyodor Konyukhov broke the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon in just over 11 days, landing safely near Bonnie Rock at about 4.30pm (local time) on 23 July 2016.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bonnie Rock (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  3. [3]
    The Bonnie Rock - Lake Brown - Mukinbudin leader, Wheatbelt Press, 1934, retrieved 5 December 2018
  4. [4]
    "CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov breaks world hot air balloon record, lands safety in WA". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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