Osmington is a small townsite located in the
South West
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region of
Western Australia
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in the
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
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, about north-east of
Margaret River.
It was established as part of the
Group Settlement Scheme, being group number 85. The only building standing in the townsite proper is St John's Anglican church that was established in 1933 and is listed by the
Heritage Council of Western Australia
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Prior to its creation, considerable variance in policy and ...
; the town also used to have a primary school. It mostly consists of rural vineyards and farmland properties. It gained notoriety due to a
multiple shooting murder-suicide in the locality on 11 May 2018.
References
Towns in Western Australia
South West (Western Australia)
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