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Pemberton, Western Australia
Pemberton is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, named after original settler Pemberton Walcott. History The region was originally occupied by the Bibbulmun people who knew the area as Wandergarup, which in their language meant 'plenty of water'. 19th century Following an expedition to the area in 1861 by Edward Reveley Brockman, his brother-in-law Gerald de Courcy Lefroy and his uncle Pemberton Walcott, in 1862 Brockman established Warren House homestead and station on the Warren River; Walcott, after whom the town would be named, established ''Karri Dale'' farm on the northern outskirts of the later townsite; and Lefroy established a farm and flour mill on Lefroy Brook (the current site of the 100 Year Forest). Walcott remained until at least 1867. By 1868 he was at Dwalganup Station near Boyup Brook, and in 1872 ''Karri Dale'' was for sale, marketed as a "four-roomed brick cottage, stockyards, cattle shed, good garden - stocked with fruit trees and per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Manjimup
The Shire of Manjimup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Manjimup. History The Shire area was first included in the Plantagenet, Wellington and Sussex Road Districts in 1871. Later the area was included in the Nelson Road District. The Shire of Manjimup originated as the Warren Road District, which was gazetted on 3 July 1908, initially consisting of seven elected members. It was renamed the Manjimup Road District on 23 January 1925. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Manjimup following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Indigenous people The Shire of Manjimup is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Mineng people of the Noongar nation. The Mineng's traditional lands are in the far east of the shire while the Bibulman's traditional lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans-Australian Railway
The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta railway station, Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie railway station, Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. Built to standard gauge, its length is . As the only rail freight corridor between Western Australia and the eastern states, the line is economically and strategically important. The railway includes the world's longest section of completely straight track. The inaugural passenger train service was known as the ''Great Western Express''; later, it became the ''Trans Australian, Trans-Australian''. Until 1970, the Trans-Australian Railway had a narrow-gauge line at each end. With the completion of a standardisation project in that year, it became a component of the Sydney–Perth rail corridor. , two passenger services use the line, both of them experiential travel, experiential tourism services: the ''Indian Pacific'' for the entire length of the rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pemberton Tramway Company
Pemberton Tramway Company operates as a tourist railway in Pemberton in Western Australia. The company controls the southern section of the former Northcliffe branch railway, from Lyall to Northcliffe. Trams ran south from the old WAGR railway station at Pemberton to the Cascades. Previously, tram services operated as far as Northcliffe, and steam-hauled train services, using WAGR V class The WAGR V class was the last class of steam locomotive to enter service with the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR). The class was part of the post war regeneration plan for the WAGR, intended for the heavy coal traffic between the C ... 1213, operated to Eastbrook and Lyall. Pemberton Tramway ceased operations on 6 February 2023. Under new owners, it resumed operations in June/July 2023. noting a popup banner item found 27th June has ''Opening 1st July'' References External links Pemberton Tramway Company official website Pemberton, Western Australia Rail transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pemberton Hotel
Pemberton may refer to: People *Pemberton (surname) Places Pemberton is the name of several places: Australia *Pemberton, Queensland, a neighbourhood in Windemere in the Bundaberg Region *Pemberton, Western Australia Canada *Pemberton, British Columbia *Pemberton Valley, a name for the valley along the Lillooet River in British Columbia that includes the community *Pemberton Volcanic Belt United Kingdom *Pemberton, Greater Manchester, a residential area of Wigan **Pemberton (ward), an electoral ward of the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council *Pemberton, Carmarthenshire United States *Pemberton, Minnesota *Pemberton, New Jersey *Pemberton, Ohio *Pemberton Heights, New Jersey *Pemberton Mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts *Pemberton Point, Hull, Massachusetts *Pemberton Township, New Jersey See also *'' Pemberton v. Tallahassee Memorial Regional Center'' *Pemberton Music Festival Pemberton Music Festival was an annual four-day music festival that took place near Mount Currie (Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Tree
The Diamond Tree is a giant karri tree located 10 km south of Manjimup, Western Australia on the South Western Highway. A wooden viewing platform built in 1939 is located 49 metres up, and was the oldest wooden platform fire look-out in use until its closure in 2019. The Diamond Tree was one of three lookout trees in the southern forests and was used as a fire lookout every summer from 1941 to 1973. The tower was used by the Department of Environment and Conservation to support aerial surveillance from time to time. The Diamond Tree was permanently closed to climbing in 2019 after expert assessments found rot in the base of the tree and recommended all climbing should cease. The Gloucester Tree and Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree were also closed in 2023, citing a need for increased safety measures. It has not been ruled out that all three trees will remain closed permanently. See also *List of individual trees The following is a list of individual trees. Trees lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree
The Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree, a tall karri tree, was pegged for climbing to celebrate Australia's bicentenary in 1988. It is in Warren National Park in southwestern Australia. Although it has been used as a fire lookout, it is used mainly as a tourist attraction. The lookout platform was reached by climbing 165 metal spikes hammered into the trunk. The Bicentennial Tree is one of three lookout trees, along with the Diamond and Gloucester Trees. Diamond Tree was closed in 2019. The Gloucester Tree and Bicentennial trees were also closed in 2023, citing a need for increased safety measures. It has not been ruled out that all three trees will remain closed permanently. All three are near Pemberton, Western Australia. The tree was named after local politician Dave Evans. See also *List of individual trees The following is a list of individual trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or myt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester Tree
The Gloucester Tree is a giant karri (''Eucalyptus diversicolor'') tree located in the Gloucester National Park of Western Australia. The tree is tall, and a major tourist attraction to the town of Pemberton, Western Australia, Pemberton. It is part of a group of karri tree towers open to the public, the other two being the Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree and the Diamond Tree. It is the world's second tallest fire-lookout tree, second only to the Bicentennial Tree. It was named after Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. History As a fire-lookout tree In 1947, the Gloucester Tree was selected by foresters as a fire-lookout tree. It was one of eight lookout trees built in Western Australia's South West (Western Australia), South West between 1937 and 1952. The suitability of the tree as a fire lookout was tested by forester Jack Watson, who climbed the tree using climbing boots and a belt. It took Watson six hours to climb , a difficult climb due to the girth of the tree and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viticulture
Viticulture (, "vine-growing"), viniculture (, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ranges from Western Europe to the Persian shores of the Caspian Sea, the vine has demonstrated high levels of adaptability to new environments, hence viticulture can be found on every continent except Antarctica. The duties of a viticulturist include monitoring and controlling pests and diseases, fertilizing, irrigation, canopy management, monitoring fruit development and characteristics, deciding when to harvest, and vine pruning during the winter months. Viticulturists are often intimately involved with winemakers, because vineyard management and the resulting grape characteristics provide the basis from which winemaking can begin. A great number of varieties are now approved in the European Union as true grapes for winegrowin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucalyptus Diversicolor
''Eucalyptus diversicolor'', commonly known as karri, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tall tree with smooth light grey to cream-coloured, often mottled bark, lance-shaped adult leaves and barrel-shaped fruit. Found in higher rainfall areas, karri is commercially important for its timber. Description ''Eucalyptus diversicolor'' is the tallest tree that grows in Western Australia. It is a tall forest tree that typically grows to a height of but can reach as high as , making it the tallest tree in Western Australia and one of the tallest in the world. As of February 2019, the tallest known living karri is just over tall. A tree south of Pemberton, known as 'The Tyrant' is tall and in girth and contains approximately of wood in its trunk and is thought to be the largest karri by wood volume. A ''Eucalyptus diversicolor'' of height and of girth in Coimbra, Portugal, is the tallest reliably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinus Radiata
''Pinus radiata'' ( syn. ''Pinus insignis''), the Monterey pine, insignis pine or radiata pine, is a species of pine native to the Central Coast of California and Mexico (on Guadalupe Island and Cedros island). It is an evergreen conifer in the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus radiata'' is a versatile, fast-growing, medium-density softwood, suitable for a wide range of uses and valued for rapid growth (up to two meters (6.5 feet) in one year), as well as desirable lumber and pulp qualities. Its silviculture reflects a century of research, observation and practice. It is often considered a model for growers of other plantation species. Although ''P. radiata'' is extensively cultivated as a plantation timber in many temperate parts of the world, it faces serious threats in its natural range, due to the introduction of a fungal parasite, the pine pitch canker (''Fusarium circinatum''). The pine shoot moth '' Rhyacionia buoliana'' is another serious problem. In cultivation in New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucalyptus Globulus
''Eucalyptus globulus'', commonly known as southern blue gum or blue gum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tall, evergreen tree Endemism, endemic to southeastern Australia. This ''Eucalyptus'' species has mostly smooth bark, juvenile leaves that are whitish and waxy on the lower surface, glossy green, lance-shaped adult leaves, wikt:glaucous#Adjective, glaucous, ribbed flower buds arranged singly or in groups of three or seven in leaf wikt:axil, axils, white flowers and woody fruit. There are four subspecies, each with a different distribution across Australia, occurring in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The subspecies are the Victorian blue gum, Tasmanian blue gum, Maiden's gum, and Victorian eurabbie. Description ''Eucalyptus globulus'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of but may sometimes only be a stunted shrub, or alternatively under ideal conditions can grow as tall as , and forms a lignotuber. The bark is usually smo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Settlement (Australia)
Soldier settlement was the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under soldier settlement schemes administered by state governments after World War I and World War II. The post-World War II settlements were co-ordinated by the Commonwealth Soldier Settlement Commission. World War I Such settlement plans initially began during World War I, with South Australia first enacting legislation in 1915. Similar schemes gained impetus across Australia in February 1916 when a conference of representatives from the Australian Government and all the state governments was held in Melbourne to consider a report prepared by the Federal Parliamentary War Committee regarding the settlement of returned soldiers on the land. The report focused specifically on a federal-state cooperative process of selling or leasing Crown land to soldiers who had been demobilised following the end of their service in this first global conflict. The meeting agreed that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
