Baandee, Western Australia

Baandee, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Baandee
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Kellerberrin
est =
postcode = 6412
elevation= 249
pop =
dist1 = 229 | dir1 = ENE | location1 = Perth
dist2 = 30 | dir2 = W | location2 = Merredin
fedgov = O'Connor
stategov = Central Wheatbelt
coord|-31.581|117.978|type:city(50)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Baandee is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about halfway between the towns of Kellerberrin and Merredin on the Great Eastern Highway approximately convert|230|km|mi|0 from Perth, the state capital.

History

The town was gazetted in April 1912. There is some debate as to the Aboriginal meaning of the name, although one settler noted that the Aboriginal name for Hines Hill, convert|8|km|mi|0 to the east, is "Baandui". [LandInfo WA|c|B|2007-05-03]

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