Tincurrin, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tincurrin


caption =
lga = Shire of Wickepin
est = 1914
postcode = 6361
pop = < 100
dist1 = 250 | location1 = Perth
dist2 = 58 | location2 = Narrogin
fedgov = O'Connor
stategov = Wagin
state = wacoord|-32.977|117.775|type:city(100)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Tincurrin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, convert|250|km|mi|0 south-east of Perth and within the Shire of Wickepin.

History

Tincurrin's name is of Aboriginal origin, and was first recorded in 1892 by J.O. Oxley, a surveyor, for a spring in the area, but the meaning is not known. When a railway was being constructed from Narrogin to Kondinin in 1911, the government proposed a siding here, which was constructed in 1914 with the name "Tinkurrin". Land nearby was set aside for a townsite the following year, and in 1922 Tincurrin was gazetted. [LandInfo WA|c|T|2007-04-17] In 1925 a post office was built and in 1938-39 a one-classroom school (which today has 10 students) and CBH grain handling bins were constructed. [cite web|url=http://www.wickepin.wa.gov.au/community/townsites.html|title=Shire of Wickepin - Townsites|author=Shire of Wickepin|accessdate=2006-10-28]

Tincurrin has a primary school (K-4), agricultural hall, Elders store (the general store having closed in 2004) and post office. The area around Tincurrin is home to wildflowers in spring, especially verticordia.

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