Bencubbin, Western Australia
Bencubbin Federal division(s) | Durack |
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Bencubbin is a town in
The name "Bencubbin" comes from the
The name was suggested for the railway station at terminus of the
In 1932 the
The town supermarket was destroyed by a fire in 2006 which started early in the morning. The fire was brought under control in two hours causing no injuries and causing over A$100,000 damage.[5] The Police Station (staffed by two officers) saw them mobilise and assist to keep the town running. A makeshift store was set up to provide valuable supplies to the community.
The surrounding areas produce
Governance
Bencubbin, along with the town Beacon make up the shire of Mt. Marshall which falls under the electorate of Durack. The Shire of Mt Marshall has 7 elected Councillors who are elected by the residents of the Shire on the third Saturday in October every second year. The Council meets to address the issues of the shire on the last Tuesday of every month.[7]
Demographics
According to the
Sport
The Bencubbin township participates in numerous sporting leagues including golf, cricket, hockey, netball and the most popular being Australian football, a code of football indigenous to Australia.[9] The Bencubbin football club, known colloquially as the demons, participates in the central Wheatbelt football league. An amateur sporting league that consists of six clubs from surrounding townships who have competed against each other since 1968, where Bencubbin was a founding member of the league. Bencubbin have won five premiership titles in their history which is third highest overall in the league.[10]
Notable events
Making Bencubbin infamous in the field of geology was the discovery in 1930 of 58 kg, rare and previously unknown type of meteorite which was aptly named "the Bencubbin".[11] It was uncovered whilst ploughing on newly cleared land destined to be a wheat farm just 15 kilometres north-west of Bencubbin. fragments of the meteorite reside in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.[12]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bencubbin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ York, Joshua. "mr". qpzm.
- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Fire destroys Bencubbin supermarket". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ York, Joshua. "Our Councillors". Mt. Marshall.wa.gov.au. Shire of Marshall. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Bencubbin Demographics (WA) Local Stats". /bencubbin.localstats.com.au.
- ^ "Welcome to Bencubbin". Bencubbin. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ISBN 9780955689734.
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- ^ York, Joshua. "Bencubbin meteorite". Western Australian Museum. Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
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