Dandaragan is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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The name of Dandaragan was first recorded in 1850 as the name of a nearby gulley and spring

Spring (hydrosphere)

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 or watering hole known as Dandaraga spring. The word is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean good kangaroo

Kangaroo

A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...

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The first recorded land lease was to William Brockman in 1848; he had a 6000 acres (2,428 ha) land lease at Muchamulla Springs.
James Drummond settled in the area in 1850 and established a farm. A police station was built later and the townsite was gazetted in 1958.