Gingin

History

The first European to visit the area was the explorer George Fletcher Moore; he arrived in 1836 and recorded the Aboriginal name "Jinjin" on his charts. The first property to be established in the area by William Locke Brockman in 1841 was named Gingin station. The meaning of the word Gingin is uncertain but is thought to mean "footprint" or "place of many streams". A townsite, Granville, was established close by in 1839 but once Gingin was gazetted in 1871 Granville was never developed. By 1853 an area along Gingin Brook was fenced for horses to rest on the way from Perth to Geraldton and a police station was built nearby. Construction of the telegraph line between Gingin and Perth was completed in 1886, and the Midland railway line was completed in 1891. Gingin was declared a town in 1883. In April 1980, a deviation of the town by the Brand Highway opened.

Geography

Garden Island has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa); with warm to hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Extreme temperatures ranged from on 26 February 1997 to on 5 July 2010. The wettest recorded day was 23 January 1999 with of rainfall. {{Weather box |location = Gingin Aero () ( AMSL) (1996-2025) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 44.6 |Feb record high C = 46.3 |Mar record high C = 43.0 |Apr record high C = 40.1 |May record high C = 34.8 |Jun record high C = 28.4 |Jul record high C = 25.8 |Aug record high C = 30.9 |Sep record high C = 35.2 |Oct record high C = 39.3 |Nov record high C = 43.0 |Dec record high C = 45.3 |Jan high C = 33.3 |Feb high C = 33.3 |Mar high C = 30.9 |Apr high C = 26.8 |May high C = 22.9 |Jun high C = 19.6 |Jul high C = 18.4 |Aug high C = 19.1 |Sep high C = 21.0 |Oct high C = 24.4 |Nov high C = 28.1 |Dec high C = 31.1 |Jan low C = 16.6 |Feb low C = 17.0 |Mar low C = 15.4 |Apr low C = 12.1 |May low C = 9.0 |Jun low C = 7.3 |Jul low C = 6.6 |Aug low C = 6.6 |Sep low C = 7.5 |Oct low C = 9.2 |Nov low C = 12.1 |Dec low C = 14.6 |Jan record low C = 5.7 |Feb record low C = 6.6 |Mar record low C = 2.0 |Apr record low C = 1.8 |May record low C = -2.2 |Jun record low C = -3.6 |Jul record low C = -3.7 |Aug record low C = -2.3 |Sep record low C = -1.5 |Oct record low C = -0.1 |Nov record low C = 0.7 |Dec record low C = 2.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 13.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 13.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 17.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.9 |May precipitation mm = 71.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 109.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 128.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 111.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 74.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 34.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 18.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 8.6 |year…

Most-observed species

• Australian Ringneck

  Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  115
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  99
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  96
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  80
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  78
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  72
• Western Gerygone

  Gerygone fusca (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  64
• New Holland Honeyeater

  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  61

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2005-05-06
  5 km NW of Bullsbrook, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2003-07-18
  42 km N of Toodyay, Australia