Mingenew: Day 2

A small country Town 45 minute drive from where we are staying at Dongarra:
Mingenew was named after Mingenew Spring, an Aboriginal word recorded by European Settlers in 1856, possibly deriving from either the words Minganu "the place of many ants" or Mininoo "the place of many waters". Mingenew and the surrounding Irwin District were first explored by the brothers Augustas Charles and Francis Gregory in August 1847, looking for suitable grazing land. Settlement of the district then occurred in the 1850s because it was ideal country for cattle.
The Midland Railway opened in August 1891 and private land was subdivided, followed in 1906 by subdivision of Government land.
Today, the town's economy is based on the farming of sheep, wheat and Lupins.
Mingenew is known as The Grain Centre. The Mingenew grain facility is recognised as the largest inland grower fed receives site facility in the Southern Hemisphere, with a holding capacity of 403,000 tons.
 There is a giant Wheat Stalk Sculpture at Cecil Newton Park in the main street of the town, which is affectionately known as "Big Ears" by the locals, and emphasises the importance of wheat farming in the area.
(Extra Blip, Big Ears)