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Statistics
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Km from Perth |
221 |
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Population |
100 |
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Rainfall |
371mm |
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Max Temp |
C |
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Min Temp |
C |
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Autogas |
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Telecentre |
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Caravan
Parks
Lake
08 9888 7013
Services
Attractions
Yealering Lake, Sewell’s
Rock, Malyalling Rock.
Buildings of note
Unknown
Calendar of events
Unknown
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Description
The wheat silo is the dominating feature of this little town. There is a
hotel dating from 1925 and a shop or two but very little else. The caravan
facility by the lake is cheap and has excellent toilets and showers.
Early pioneers planted gums and pine trees in town and near the lake. The
lake has long been a popular place for picnics and sporting events. Starting
life as a railway siding on the Merredin to
Wickepin line the townsite was
gazetted as Yearlering in 1912 the incorrect spelling was noticed and
changed after a few weeks. The original meaning is unknown.
“The odd ute passes by on its way, taking the driver to see friends or
family. The shops are closed and nothing moves in town. Everything is still
and quiet. Blue bottle flies buzz lazily around the caravan windows. Only
the bees are busy, collecting pollen from flowers in a nearby park. A faint
breeze ripples the water of the salt lake keeping the temperature just low
enough to be comfortable. The cricket oval is empty and the bowling green is
similarly deserted. A lone pink and grey galah lies dying at the foot of a
gum tree; the victim of a collision with a car or perhaps poison bait. Other
birds sing in the trees, unconcerned about the galah’s fate. This is
Yealering on a Sunday afternoon in October 2004 – much the same as it has
been for years past.”
(C)
Caroline
Brocx
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