Maya, Western Australia
| Maya Western Australia | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Maya in 2018 | |
  Maya | |
| Coordinates | 29°52′57″S 116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°ECoordinates: 29°52′57″S 116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E |
| Established | 1913 |
| Postcode(s) | 6614 |
| Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Perenjori |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, Pocanmaya. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876.
The town originated as a railway siding on the Mullewa to Wongan Hills that was planned in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1913 and the railway commenced operation in 1915.[1]
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.[2]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[3]
References
- ^ "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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