Beechina is a locality in the

Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census. History The Greenmount Road ...

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 th ...

. The word "Beechina" is the

Nyungar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ...

name for a

white gum White gum is a common name of a great many ''Eucalyptus'' species, all of which have smooth white bark. Species that have "White gum" as a common name include: * ''Corymbia aparrerinja'' (also known as ghost gum, desert white gum and Dallachy's Gu ...

valley to the northeast of the locality. It was first recorded by surveyor P. Chauncy in 1847, when he was carrying out the survey of the first road to Northam. Beechina is in the electoral

division of Hasluck The Division of Hasluck is an electoral division of the Australian House of Representatives, located in Western Australia. History The division was proclaimed at a redistribution of Western Australia's electoral divisions on 20 November 2000, ...

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External links

Mundaring and Hills Historical Society website
Suburbs and localities in the Shire of Mundaring Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia {{PerthAU-geo-stub