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Canna, Western Australia
Canna is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is located between the towns of Morawa and Mullewa on the Mullewa-Wubin Road. At the 2006 census, Canna had a population of 81. Originating as a railway siding on the Wongan Hills to Mullewa railway line the public works department planned to locate a station named ''Pindawa'' on the present site. The name was regarded as unsuitable due to its similarity to the existing town of Pindar so in 1914 it was decided to use Canna instead. The townsite was gazetted in 1928. The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym for Co-operative Bulk Handling), is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the wheatbelt of Western Australia. History CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, at a ... grain receival point. References {{authority control Towns in Western Australia Shire of Morawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Morawa
The Shire of Morawa is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, about east-southeast of the city 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 Morawa, Western Australia, Morawa. History The Shire of Morawa originated as the Morawa Road District, established on 27 April 1928 when the Perenjori-Morawa Road District (which had separated from the Shire of Mingenew, Upper Irwin Road District in 1916), split into separate Morawa and Shire of Perenjori, Perenjori road districts. On 1 July 1961, Morawa became a shire following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. On 18 September 2009, the Shires of Mingenew, Shire of Three Springs, Three Springs, Morawa and Shire of Perenjori, Perenjori announced their intention to amalgamate. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |