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Wellington Mill is a locality in the Ferguson River valley, in the Greater Bunbury sub-region of
In 1881 a timber mill was established in the area. In 1896 the
Gnomesville is a tourist attraction comprising a collection of over 3,000 gnomes statues next to the intersection of Wellington Mill Road, Wellington-Lowden Road and Ferguson Road.
It began in 1995 when gnomes were placed in the intersection in protest of the construction of a
South West
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region of 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 ...
.
History
In 1881 a timber mill was established in the area. In 1896 the Canning Jarrah Timber Company
The Canning Jarrah Timber Company was a timber and timber railway company operating in the Darling Range in Western Australia in the 1890s.
The company was registered in London in 1898.
It built the Upper Darling Range Railway. The railway de ...
established a timber mill and town at Wellington Mill, which when established was the largest private timber town in 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 timber mills closed in 1929 and a fire destroyed most of the town in 1950.
Attractions
Gnomesville
Gnomesville is a tourist attraction comprising a collection of over 3,000 gnomes statues next to the intersection of Wellington Mill Road, Wellington-Lowden Road and Ferguson Road.
It began in 1995 when gnomes were placed in the intersection in protest of the construction of a roundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...
, and has been added to by visitors over time.
See also
References
{{Towns South West WA South West (Western Australia)