Bruce Rock
Town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
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::summary Town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Australian place | type = town"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bruce Rock |
| state | wa |
| image | Johnson Street, Bruce Rock, 2014(3).JPG |
| caption | Johnson Street, Bruce Rock, 2014 |
| lga | Shire of Bruce Rock |
| local_map | yes |
| zoom | 9 |
| coordinates | |
| postcode | 6418 |
| pop | |
| area | |
| est | 1913 |
| elevation | 276 |
| maxtemp | 25.0 |
| mintemp | 10.5 |
| rainfall | 329.5 |
| fedgov | O'Connor |
| stategov | Central Wheatbelt |
| dist1 | 243 |
| dist2 | 49 |
| :: |
| name = Bruce Rock | state = wa | image = Johnson Street, Bruce Rock, 2014(3).JPG | caption = Johnson Street, Bruce Rock, 2014 | lga = Shire of Bruce Rock | local_map = yes | zoom = 9 | coordinates = | postcode = 6418 | pop = | area = | est = 1913 | elevation= 276 | maxtemp = 25.0 | mintemp = 10.5 | rainfall = 329.5 | fedgov = O'Connor | stategov = Central Wheatbelt | dist1 = 243 | dir1 = E | location1 = Perth | dist2 = 49 | dir2 = SW | location2 = Merredin Bruce Rock is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 243 km east of Perth and 48 km southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock.
History
Originally known as Nunagin or Noonegin, the name of the town led to confusion between other towns such as Narrogin and Nungarin. The name was changed to Bruce Rock after the large granite feature located close to the town. The townsite was gazetted in 1913.
The rock was named after sandalwood cutter, John Rufus Bruce, who worked in the area in 1879.
The heritage listed shire office building was opened in January 1929.
The painter John Perceval was born in Bruce Rock in 1923.
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 on the Merredin to Narrogin railway line.
The town won the tidy town award for the wheatbelt in 2003 following a push to rejuvenate older buildings, installing landscaping and the completion of an amphitheatre. A waste transfer station was also upgraded.
Economy
Economically the area depends on cropping of cereals, primarily wheat, but also barley, lupins and peas. Livestock such as sheep, goats and pigs are also raised in the area. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.
References
References
- {{LandInfo WA. c. B. 20 April 2011
- (2011). "Shire of Bruce Rock".
- (6 July 1932). "Country elevators". [[The West Australian]].
- (23 October 2008). "Bruce Rock wins wheatbelt Tidy Towns honour". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
- (2011). "Western Australian Destinations – Bruce rock".
- (2011). "CBH receival sites".
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