Chittering is a town and rural district approximately 70 km NNE of

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

. It is located along the

Brockman River The Brockman River is a perennial river located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Course and features The river rises north of Bindoon Hill and then flows generally in a southerly direction. The river is crossed by the Great North ...

within the

Shire of Chittering The Shire of Chittering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, covering an area of about just beyond the northeastern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area, generally along and east of the Great Northern High ...

. It lies between the towns of Gingin and Toodyay, in the Wheatbelt region. The area was first explored by

George Fletcher Moore George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798 – 30 December 1886) was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one fthe key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite" (Cameron, 2000). He conducted a number of exploring ...

in 1836 and has been known by that name since Moore recorded it on his maps. The name is Aboriginal in origin and is thought to mean ''place of the

willie wagtail The willy (or willie) wagtail (''Rhipidura leucophrys'') is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Eastern Indonesia. It is a common and familiar bird throughout much of its range, ...

s''.

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