Dattening, Western Australia
| Dattening Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Dattening | |
| Coordinates | 32°31′59″S 116°53′35″E / 32.533°S 116.893°ECoordinates: 32°31′59″S 116°53′35″E / 32.533°S 116.893°E |
| Established | 1908 |
| Postcode(s) | 6308 |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Pingelly |
| State electorate(s) | Wagin |
| Federal Division(s) | O'Connor |
Dattening is a small town located between Boddington and Pingelly in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
During the 1890s a farmer named Norris Taylor sunk a well in the locality and the area was initially known as Taylor's Well. By 1906 the local progress association petitioned for a townsite to be surveyed and blocks were subdivided in 1907. Blocks were sold in 1908 with 20 Working Men's blocks being put on the market with prices between £8 and £14.[1] The name, Dattening, was suggested as an alternative to Taylor's Well after this name had been rejected since it duplicated the name of a town in South Australia. The Mourambine road board suggested the name Dattening which was the Aboriginal name of a spring which is in the vicinity of the well. The meaning of the name is unknown. The town was gazetted in 1908.[2]
The town residents petitioned for the name of the town to be changed to Taylor's Well in 1925 and 1929 but were unsuccessful on both occasions.
References
- ↑ "Working Men's Bolcks". Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 12 April 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – D". Retrieved 2011-04-11.