Harrismith is a small town in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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, approximately south-east of
Perth
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between the towns of
Wickepin and
Kulin Kulin may refer to:
Places
*Kulin, Western Australia, a small town in Australia
** Shire of Kulin, a local government area
*Kulin, Iran, a village near Tehran
*Kulin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, a village in south-west Poland
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.
History
When a railway was being constructed from
Narrogin to
Kondinin in 1914, the government placed a siding at this location, naming it "South Dorakin". However, local settlers opposed the name, and suggested Harrismith, after Harry Smith, the first settler in the vicinity. The name change was approved and the town was gazetted in 1915.
Present day
The town has a small hotel and caravan park as well as sports facilities. Other services are offered from nearby
Tincurrin. The area around Harrismith is home to
wildflower
A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is in any way different from the w ...
s in spring, especially
verticordia
:For the clam genus, see ''Verticordia'' (bivalve).
''Verticordia'' is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers, in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. They range in form from very small shrubs such as '' V. vertico ...
.
References
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Towns in Western Australia
Wheatbelt (Western Australia)