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Ajana Sapath
Ajana is a townsite within the Shire of Northampton in Western Australia. It is located at the junction of Ajana-Kalbarri Road and Ajana Back Road, by road north of Northampton, Western Australia, Northampton, by road southwest of Kalbarri, Western Australia, Kalbarri, and west-northwest of Perth in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region. The name ''Ajana'' is Australian Aborigines, Aboriginal in origin and is thought to be either the Nhanda language, Nanda name for the area or to be derived from a similar word meaning "mine". History Ajana was the terminus of an extension to the first Western Australian Government Railways, government railway line in Western Australia. The line originally ran from Northampton, Western Australia, Northampton to Geraldton, Western Australia, Geraldton; it was extended to Ajana to encourage the development of galena, lead Mining in Western Australia, mining and agriculture in the area. The station opened on 6 January 1913, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Northampton
The Shire of Northampton is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of Geraldton and about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Northampton, Western Australia, Northampton, with the largest settlement being Kalbarri, Western Australia, Kalbarri. The shire includes the former Principality of Hutt River, a now dissolved micronation which has no recognition by the state or federal governments. History The Mines Road District was constituted on 25 January 1871 under the ''Road Boards Act 1871''. It was renamed the Northampton Road District on 10 February 1887. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Wards The Shire is divided into six wards, most of which elect one councillor: * Kalbar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |