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Dardanup Road District
The Shire of Dardanup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is in Eaton in Bunbury's eastern suburbs. History The Dardanup Road District was gazetted on 14 December 1894. 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 no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Towns and localities * Burekup * Crooked Brook * Dardanup * Dardanup West * Eaton * Ferguson * Henty * Millbridge *Paradise *Picton East * Waterloo * Wellington Forest * Wellington Mill Notable councillors * Les Craig, Dardanup Road Board member 1928–1951, chairman 1947–1951; also a state MP Heritage-listed places As of 2021, 57 places are heritage-listed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burekup, Western Australia
Burekup is a small town located on the South Western Highway in the South West region of Western Australia. The town is built on the Collie River and was originally a railway siding on the Pinjarra- Picton line that was established in 1910 and known at the time as ''Boorekup''. Following a request from the Shire of Dardanup, the town was gazetted in 1973. "Burekup" is the Indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ... name for a wildflower that grows in the area. References {{authority control South West (Western Australia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Craig
Leslie "Les" Craig CMG (23 November 1892 – 9 February 1966) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1934 to 1956, representing South-West Province. Craig was born in York, a town in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. He was educated at Hale School, in Perth, and later at Melbourne Grammar School. Craig enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in October 1914, and served with the 10th Light Horse Regiment in the Gallipoli Campaign. He was wounded in action in August 1915, which resulted in the amputation of his left leg. After returning to Australia, Craig farmed at Balingup, where he had a Border Leicester sheep-stud, and later at Dardanup.Leslie Craig – Biographical Register of Members of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Mill, Western Australia
Wellington Mill is a locality in the Ferguson River valley, in the Greater Bunbury sub-region of South West region of Western Australia. History In 1881 a timber mill was established in the area. In 1896 the Canning Jarrah Timber Company established a timber mill and town at Wellington Mill, which when established was the largest private timber town in Western Australia. The timber mills closed in 1929 and a fire destroyed most of the town in 1950. Attractions Gnomesville Gnomesville is a tourist attraction comprising a collection of over 3,000 gnomes statues next to the intersection of Wellington Mill Road, Wellington-Lowden Road and Ferguson Road. It began in 1995 when gnomes were placed in the intersection in protest of the construction of a roundabout A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Forest, Western Australia
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo, Western Australia
Waterloo is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury and Brunswick Junction. The population of the town was 41 (23 males and 18 females) in 1898. In December 2013 the Western Australian Planning Commission's (WAPC's) ''Greater Bunbury Strategy'' identified an urban expansion area in the north of Waterloo. In April 2016 the WAPC released a draft Wanju District Structure Plan for the urban expansion area, showing the broad layout of the urban expansion area and a conceptual fly-through video. "Wanju" means "welcome" in the Noongar language Noongar (; also Nyungar ) is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect continuum, spoken by some members of the Noongar community and others. It is taught actively in Australia, including at schools, universities and through public broadcastin .... The Wanju District Structure Plan will provide an estimated 20,000 dwellings and 4,000 jobs. References {{author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millbridge, Western Australia
Millbridge is a northeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, adjoining Eaton 9 km from the centre of Bunbury. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,736. Its local government area is the Shire of Dardanup. History In 2003, the Geographic Names Committee of the Department of Land Information approved the new locality of Millbridge, formerly part of Eaton in the Shire of Dardanup. Millbridge Private Estate is being developed by the Ardross Group of Companies . The name "Millbridge" is derived from Millars Creek, which runs through the landholding, "and the numerous existing and future bridges that span the nearby and surrounding waterways" (four bridges, two on the Forrest Highway over the Collie River and Millars Creek, a third bridge that extended Millbridge Boulevard across Millars Creek opened in late 2007, and the fourth bridge connecting Eaton Drive to Australind opened in March 2018). The name Millar is believed to derive from either the Millars Karri a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dardanup West, Western Australia
Dardanup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. The town is in the fertile Ferguson valley and is near the Ferguson River. The first European settlement in the area was in 1852 by Thomas Little who named his property ''Dardanup Park''. The word "Dardanup" is believed to be a variation of the Indigenous Australian word ''Dudingup'', the meaning of which is unknown. Construction of the local agricultural hall commenced in 1893 by J. and H. Gibbs, who had submitted the lowest tender. The hall, constructed of jarrah and weatherboard, was opened in 1894 by H. W. Venn. The population of the area was 118 (81 males and 37 females) in 1898. Little later gave land to the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ... and a community was soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dardanup, Western Australia
Dardanup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. The town is in the fertile Ferguson valley and is near the Ferguson River. The first European settlement in the area was in 1852 by Thomas Little who named his property ''Dardanup Park''. The word "Dardanup" is believed to be a variation of the Indigenous Australian word ''Dudingup'', the meaning of which is unknown. Construction of the local agricultural hall commenced in 1893 by J. and H. Gibbs, who had submitted the lowest tender. The hall, constructed of jarrah and weatherboard, was opened in 1894 by H. W. Venn. The population of the area was 118 (81 males and 37 females) in 1898. Little later gave land to the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ... and a community was soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Brook, Western Australia
Crooked may refer to: * Crooked Creek (other) * Crooked Island (other) * Crooked Lake (other) * Crooked River (other) * Crooked Harbour, Hong Kong * Crooked Forest, West Pomerania, Poland * Crooked Bridge, a railroad bridge in Saskatchewan, Canada * Crooked Media, an American left-wing political media company * The Crooked Castle, part of the Vilnius Castle Complex, Vilnius, Lithuania * ''Crooked'' (album), by Kristin Hersh * "Crocked", a 2006 film directed by Art Camacho * "Crooked", a 2008 song by Evil Nine * ''Crooked'', original title of ''Game'' (2011 film), a Hindi action thriller * " Crooked", a 2013 song by G-Dragon * ''Crooked'', a 2015 novel by Austin Grossman See also * Crooked I, stage name of American rapper Dominick Wickliffe * Crook (other) Crook is another name for criminal. Crook or Crooks may also refer to: Places * Crook, County Durham, England, a town * Crook, Cumbria, England, village and civil parish * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
