Walebing is a small town in the
wheatbelt 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 ...
, in the
Shire of Moora,
it takes its name from the original homestead established by
Anthony O'Grady Lefroy
Anthony O'Grady Lefroy (14 March 1816 – 21 January 1897), often known as O'Grady Lefroy, was an important government official in Western Australia before the advent of responsible government.
O'Grady Lefroy was born at Limerick, Ireland on ...
in the 1840s.
Notable people
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Ben Cuimermara Taylor
Benedict "Ben" Taylor AM, also known as Cuimara (born 15 October 1938) is a Noongar elder from the south-west of Western Australia. Taylor is a well-known Indigenous activist.
Early life
Taylor grew up in Walebing, near New Norcia. His mother ...
, indigenous activist and Noongar elder
References
Towns in Western Australia
Wheatbelt (Western Australia)
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