Bullfinch, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

30°59′09″S 119°06′52″E / 30.98583°S 119.11444°E / -30.98583; 119.11444Population29 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1910Postcode(s)6484Elevation359 m (1,178 ft)Area1,191.5 km² (460.0 sq mi)Location

405 km (252 mi) east-northeast of Perth
34 km (21 mi) northwest of Southern Cross
97 km (60 mi) northeast of Merredin

LGA(s)Shire of YilgarnState electorate(s)Central WheatbeltFederal division(s)O'Connor

Bullfinch is a small town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town was gazetted in 1910. Gold mining is its largest industry.

Gold was first discovered in the area in December 1909 by prospector Charley Jones. The Bullfinch No 1, 2 and 3 were the first leases claimed. The Bullfinch mine closed in 1921, but other mines opened during a boom following World War II.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bullfinch (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
^ "Mining". The Southern Cross Times. 1 January 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "How the Bullfinch was found". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld. 3 November 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "The Bullfinch Mine". The Observer. Adelaide. 12 November 1910. p. 52. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.