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Nelson Land District
Nelson Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the South West Division on the state's south coast. It covers part of the state's Lower South West region and includes the townsites of Bridgetown, Manjimup, Pemberton, Northcliffe and Nannup as well as Point D'Entrecasteaux and, at its far southeastern corner, Walpole (the Frankland River is its boundary at this point). History The system of land districts came together in an ad hoc fashion, and the Nelson district started to be subdivided in 1858 well before any thought was given to formally defining its boundaries. Towns and areas Towns The Nelson district contains the following current or former townsites:Western Australian Government Gazette, various editions. Accessed at Battye Library, Perth. Agricultural areas Under the ''Land Act 1898'', the ''Agricultural Lands Purchase Act 1896'', and preceding regulations, it was open to the Governor to declare agricultural ar ... [...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] |
Frankland River (Western Australia)
The Frankland River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Frankland River is the largest river by volume in the region and the eighth largest in the state. The traditional owners of the area are the Noongar people, who know the river as Kwakoorillup. Location and features Mt Frankland was given its modern name in December 1829 by naval ship's surgeon Thomas Braidwood Wilson after the Surveyor General of Van Diemen's Land George Frankland. Wilson explored the area in company with the Noongar Mokare from King George Sound, John Kent (officer in charge of the Commissariat at Frederick Town, King George Sound), two convicts and Private William Gough of the 39th Regiment, while his ship the ''Governor Phillip'' was being repaired at King George Sound. The river was sighted by Captain Thomas Bannister in January 1831, and was named by Governor James Stirling when Bannister reported its existence to him. Stirling's choice was influenced by Wilson's nami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulikup, Western Australia
Kulikup is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia. History The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen) and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people, both of the Noongar nation, with the locality of Kulikup located on the land of the Kaniyang people. The locality is home to the state heritage-listed Norlup Homestead, constructed in 1872. European activities in the area dates back to 1839, when John Hassell acquired a temporary lease of the area to stock it with sheep without actually settling there. In 1854, the Scott family took up a lease and built a homestead, originally named "Rutherglen". Scott later questioned the local indigenous population about the original name of the area and was told it was Norlup, meaning "shady place" because of the trees surrounding fresh water pools, prompting Scott to rename the place. The town of Kulikup was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirup, Western Australia
Kirup, originally named Upper Capel, then Kirupp, is situated between Donnybrook and Balingup on the South Western Highway, south of Perth, Western Australia in the upper reaches of the Capel River valley. Kirup is one of the three main town sites within the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup. History Settlement at Upper Capel began in the 1870s with Joseph Cookworthy's ''Rockfield'' cattle station, managed by John Moore. At that time all supplies were transported from Bunbury by bullock wagon, or horseback. By 1890 Upper Capel could field a cricket team, which played teams from Ferguson, Upper Preston and Greenbushes. In 1897 gold was discovered 12 miles to the north at Donnybrook, and by 1898 prospecting had extended to the Upper Capel, where three Prospecting Areas were staked. The Upper Capel railway siding was constructed in late 1897 as part of the new Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway line. The new line allowed George Baxter to develop a 15,000 acres timber concession. Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardee, Western Australia
Jardee is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is situated along the South Western Highway between Manjimup and Pemberton. It was originally a railway siding named Jardanup, which had been established in 1912 during the construction of the Bridgetown to Wilgarup railway line. Jardanup was the terminus built to service the No. 1 state saw mill, also built in 1912. In 1920 the railway line spread during the visit of Edward Prince of Wales, (the future King Edward VIII) derailing the royal train. In most reports the location was identified as "ten miles from Bridgetown". The name of the town was changed to Jardee in 1925 as it was often confused with Dardanup, and the town was gazetted in 1927. The name is a portmanteau of the Aboriginal Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hester, Western Australia
Hester is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, 7 km north of Bridgetown Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The Ci ... on the railway. It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district. References Towns in Western Australia Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenbushes, Western Australia
Greenbushes is a timber and mining town located in the South West region of Western Australia. The 2021 population was 365. History Greenbushes was founded as a mining town in 1888 following a surveyor's discovery of tin in 1886. Greenbushes was named after the bright green '' Oxylobium lanceolatum'' that contrasted against the grey eucalyptus trees. The railway from Donnybrook to Bridgetown opened in 1898, with Greenbushes station located approximately six kilometres north of the main townsite. The area surrounding the railway station was renamed North Greenbushes to reduce confusion. A separate town site of South Greenbushes, also known as Bunbury End began in 1896. The town had its own post office, hall and strong community until the 1930s when most moved to the main town site. The town boasted its own cricket team as well as many other groups. The town experienced a period of economic boom until the international price of tin slumped in 1893, which caused the Greenbushes' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinninup, Western Australia
Dinninup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is between Boyup Brook and Kojonup. The town's name is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a brook that is situated close to town. The name was first recorded by survey Survey may refer to: Statistics and human research * Statistical survey, a method for collecting quantitative information about items in a population * Survey (human research), including opinion polls Spatial measurement * Surveying, the techniq ...ors in 1877; the meaning is unknown. Originating as a railway station on the Boyup Brook to Kojonup line, the land was requested by early settlers to be set aside for a townsite in 1906. The line was completed in 1910 and the Dinninup station was opened at the same time. The town was gazetted in 1915. References {{authority control Towns in Western Australia South West (Western Australia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broke Inlet
Broke Inlet, originally named Broke's Inlet, is an inlet in the South West region of Western Australia located west of Walpole. The inlet is a large shallow estuary at the eastern end of the d'Entrecasteaux National Park, linked to the Southern Ocean by a narrow seasonally open channel situated between two high sand dune systems. The inlet is the only large estuary left in the South West that has not been significantly altered by development within its catchment area or along its shores. The catchment of the inlet has an area of and the inlet itself has a surface area of with a total volume of . The inlet receives an annual inflow of , mostly from the Shannon River and discharges annually. The water in the inlet is brackish and generally has half the salinity of sea water. The salinity varies greatly depending on river discharge, the season and whether the bar is open or not. Broke Inlet is listed as a regionally significant wetland with Environment Australia Envi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyup Brook, Western Australia
Boyup Brook is a town in the south-west of Western Australia, south-southeast of Perth and northeast of Bridgetown. The town lies on Kaniyang land within the Noongar nation. The name ''Boyup'' is derived from the name of a nearby pool "Booyup", an Aboriginal term meaning "place of big stones" (large granite outcrops common in the area) or "place of big smoke" (from burning the many surrounding grass trees). The town's economy is primarily agricultural. It is a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site. History About 1839, John Hassell brought sheep and cattle from the eastern states of Australia via Albany, and acquired a lease of land along what would later become Scotts Brook, south of the current town site. Although he grazed this stock in the area, the leases did not become permanent, and Hassell later moved to Kendenup. In 1845, Augustus Gregory followed the Blackwood River from the junction of the Arthur and Beaufort Rivers downstream for about . He carved his i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
