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Minilya
Minilya is a location in Western Australia north of Carnarvon on the North West Coastal Highway. It is at a junction in the North West Coastal Highway, where the turn off to Exmouth is from that location. The main highway then continues to the next junction 217 kilometres further, at Nanutarra Roadhouse. At the 2016 census, Minilya had a population of 19, down from 137 in 2006. Marsh Hill and the Lyndon River lie north of Minilya. The Lyndon River flows into Lake Macleod. Charles Brockman and George Hamersley were the first to visit the area, in 1876. Brockman and Hamersley named both the Minilya River (origin unknown, of an Aboriginal source) and the Lyndon River. The pseudonymous photographer Coyarre won multiple awards and was published in the ''Western Mail'' with her photographs of the area. See also * List of roadhouses in Western Australia * Minilya River * Minilya Station Minilya Station, most often referred to as Minilya, is a pastoral lease currently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minilya Station
Minilya Station, most often referred to as Minilya, is a pastoral lease currently operating as a cattle station that once operated as a sheep station in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The property is situated approximately south of Coral Bay, Western Australia, Coral Bay and north of Carnarvon, Western Australia, Carnarvon. History Charles Samuel Brockman, Charles Brockman advertised to sell Minilya in 1882 when it had an area of . Stocked with 4,000 sheep, 40 cattle and horses the run was described as open grassy country with areas of Chenopodium, saltbush and milkbush country. A large portion was well timbered and the run was well watered by Claypan, clay pans, natural springs and North Brook. An estimated of Minilya is situated along the coast and is bordered by Warroora Station. The entire property was estimated to have a carrying capacity of 70,000 sheep. Minilya later was passed onto Brockman's brother, George Julius Brockman, Julius, who put on the marke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minilya River
The Minilya River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Location and features The headwaters of the river rise in the south-west of the Black Range and flows in a generally westerly direction, joined by three minor tributaries: Minilya River South, Bee Well Creek and Naughton Creek. The river is crossed by the North West Coastal Highway near the Minilya Roadhouse and then later discharges into Lake MacLeod. The area is semi-arid with a landscape of woodland and scrub used for sheep and cattle grazing. The Minilya River descends over its course. The name of the river is Aboriginal in origin but its meaning is unknown. The first Europeans to visit the river were the explorers who named it, Charles Brockman and George Hamersley, who visited the area in 1876. Brockman and Hamersley also named the Lyndon River and Brockman later took up a lease known as Boolathana then another property, Minilya Station. The traditional owners of the area are the Tharrkari a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndon River
Minilya is a location in Western Australia north of Carnarvon on the North West Coastal Highway. It is at a junction in the North West Coastal Highway, where the turn off to Exmouth is from that location. The main highway then continues to the next junction 217 kilometres further, at Nanutarra Roadhouse. At the 2016 census, Minilya had a population of 19, down from 137 in 2006. Marsh Hill and the Lyndon River lie north of Minilya. The Lyndon River flows into Lake Macleod. Charles Brockman and George Hamersley were the first to visit the area, in 1876. Brockman and Hamersley named both the Minilya River (origin unknown, of an Aboriginal source) and the Lyndon River. The pseudonymous photographer Coyarre won multiple awards and was published in the ''Western Mail'' with her photographs of the area. See also * List of roadhouses in Western Australia * Minilya River * Minilya Station Minilya Station, most often referred to as Minilya, is a pastoral lease currently ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minilya Location Map In Western Australia
Minilya is a location in Western Australia north of Carnarvon on the North West Coastal Highway. It is at a junction in the North West Coastal Highway, where the turn off to Exmouth is from that location. The main highway then continues to the next junction 217 kilometres further, at Nanutarra Roadhouse. At the 2016 census, Minilya had a population of 19, down from 137 in 2006. Marsh Hill and the Lyndon River lie north of Minilya. The Lyndon River flows into Lake Macleod. Charles Brockman and George Hamersley were the first to visit the area, in 1876. Brockman and Hamersley named both the Minilya River (origin unknown, of an Aboriginal source) and the Lyndon River. The pseudonymous photographer Coyarre won multiple awards and was published in the ''Western Mail'' with her photographs of the area. See also * List of roadhouses in Western Australia * Minilya River * Minilya Station Minilya Station, most often referred to as Minilya, is a pastoral lease currently ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Coastal Highway
North West Coastal Highway is a generally north-south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and largely arid landscapes. Carnarvon is the only large settlement on the highway, and is an oasis within the harsh surrounding environment. The entire highway is allocated National Route 1, part of Australia's Highway 1, and parts of the highway are included in tourist routes Batavia Coast Tourist Way and Cossack Tourist Way. Economically, North West Coastal Highway is an important link to the Mid West, Gascoyne and Pilbara regions, supporting the agricultural, pastoral, fishing, and tourism industries, as well as mining and offshore oil and gas production. In Geraldton, the highway begins at a grade separated interchange with Brand Highway and roads providing access to the port and town centre. Two major roads link the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanutarra Roadhouse
Nanutarra is a locality in Western Australia adjacent to where the Ashburton river is crossed by the North West Coastal Highway. It is also close to the turn-off for State Route 136 to Paraburdoo and Tom Price. It is south of the Onslow turn-off in the Cane River conservation park where it is on either side of the highway. Etymology The name is related to the locality, the pastoral lease Nanutarra Station, the bridge over the Ashburton river, the mine and the roadhouse. Due to its isolation from other localities, it is a reference point to issues along the North West Coastal Highway from some distance in either direction.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/11/3090874.htm in relation to a road accident December 2010 Geography To the south, the nearest significant stopping place, away, is Minilya: to the north the Fortescue River roadhouse is distant. Climate Nanutarra has a hot arid climate (Köppen ''BWh'') with sweltering summers, very warm winters and extreme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Samuel Brockman
Charles Samuel Brockman (1845 – 28 November 1923) was a prominent explorer and pastoralist in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Born in 1845 at Guildford, Western Australia, Charles' parents, Robert James Brockman and Elizabeth Elliot Walcott, were among the earliest pioneers in the Swan River Colony, later the Colony of Western Australia, arriving in 1830. He received some education through a private tutor, then went to manage his father's station in the Geraldton district at age fourteen, where he remained for the next five years. His younger brother was a fellow explorer and pastoralist, George Julius Brockman. He started his own farm on the Greenough flats, which failed through the red rust that plagued most farmers in the area. He then entered the sandalwood industry in Dongara. By 1872, Brockman had explored much of the country around Mount Magnet and tried to organise finance to establish a station in the area but without success. He then explored the Gascoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Roadhouses In Western Australia
Western Australia has extensive long-distance highways with few localities along them. Privately owned general stores known as roadhouses have been established at strategic points as an important utility for petrol, food, accommodation, emergency facilities and general supplies. They are also useful reference points in any response to accidents, floods, crime and other emergencies. North-western roadhouses are found next to river crossings or close to station homesteads. In the event of flooding of the North West Coastal Highway, they are locations where vehicles including road trains can be safely encamped and accounted for when a sudden deluge may make the road impassable. On the Nullarbor or Eyre Highway, places designated as roadhouses are in some cases also vested as localities and, in some cases, known as roadhouse communities. The following list is of roadhouses that exist in isolation, having little or no adjacent community infrastructure. It does not include roadh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Bunbury
Amelia Matilda Richardson Pries Bunbury (1863–1956), better known as Amelia Bunbury, was a noted photographer, furniture carver, horse breeder, and botanical collector based in south-west and north-west Western Australia. Life Amelia Matilda Richardson Pries was born in Western Australia to Robert Ferdinand Pries (1821-1905), horse breeder and merchant, and Matilda Pries (1825 - 1911). She spent her childhood at Prospect Villa in Busselton, which her father had purchased in 1860. Amelia eventually inherited the property and at her death in 1956, "the house was still furnished with much of the period furniture that the Pries family had brought out from England." In 1897, Amelia married Mervyn Corry Richardson-Bunbury (1858-1910), and they moved to remote Williambury station, near Minilya in north-western Western Australia. Following the death of her husband in 1910, Amelia left Williambury and returned to her family home of ''Prospect Villa'', Busselton. She died in Perth, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exmouth, Western Australia
Exmouth is a town on the tip of the North West Cape and on Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia, north of the state capital Perth and southwest of Darwin. The town was established in 1967 to support the nearby United States Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt. It is named after Exmouth Gulf. Beginning in the late 1970s, the town began hosting United States Air Force personnel assigned to Learmonth Solar Observatory, a defence science facility jointly operated with Australia's Ionospheric Prediction Service. The town is served by Learmonth Airport. History In 1618, Dutch East India Company ship ''Mauritius'', under command of Willem Janszoon, landed near North West Cape, just proximate to what would be Exmouth, and named Willem's River, which was later renamed Ashburton River. The location was first used as a military base in World War II. US Admiral James F. Calvert in his memoir, '' Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine'', and US Vice Admiral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an increase of 8.8 per cent or people over the . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021. Scope The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
