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Shire Of Corrigin
The Shire of Corrigin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about east of the state capital, Perth. Its seat of government is the town of Corrigin. The shire covers an area of and the economy, worth approximately $50 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep, with some supporting industries including a flour mill. History From 1891 until 1913, different parts of the area was managed by Morambine ( Pingelly), Greenhills and Brookton Road Boards. On 14 February 1913, after the announcement of a proposed railway from Brookton on the Great Southern Railway to terminate in the town of Kunjin, the Kunjinn Road District was gazetted. The first Road Board members held their meetings in a small timber and iron building with their first ever purchase being a billy, tea and sugar. After only three meetings, it was decided to shift the meeting venue to the new townsite of Corrigin as K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheatbelt (Western Australia)
The Wheatbelt is one of nine regions of Western Australia defined as administrative areas for the state's regional development, and a vernacular term for the area converted to agriculture during colonisation. It partially surrounds the Perth metropolitan area, extending north from Perth to the Mid West region, and east to the Goldfields–Esperance region. It is bordered to the south by the South West and Great Southern regions, and to the west by the Indian Ocean, the Perth metropolitan area, and the Peel region. Altogether, it has an area of (including islands). The region has 42 local government authorities, with an estimated population of 75,000 residents. The Wheatbelt accounts for approximately three per cent of Western Australia's population. Ecosystems The area, once a diverse ecosystem, reduced when clearing began in the 1890s with the removal of plant species such as eucalypt woodlands and mallee, is now home to around 11% of Australia's critically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia, and two referendums in 1974 and 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state/territory government recognises local government in its own respective constitution. Unlike the two-tier local government system in Canada or the United States, there is only one tier of local government in each Australian state/territory, with no distinction between counties and cities. The Australian local government is generally run by a council, and its territory of public administration is referred to generically by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as the local government area or LGA, each of which encompasses multiple suburbs or localities often of different postcodes; however, stylised terms such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullaring, Western Australia
Bullaring is a small town located in the Shire of Corrigin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The townsite was gazetted in 1914 and is situated along the railway line between Corrigin and Wickepin. The name is Aboriginal in origin and comes from the name of a spring that is found close to town, but the meaning of the word is unknown. The main industry in town is wheat farming, with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym for Co-operative Bulk Handling), is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the wheatbelt of Western Australia. History CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, at a ... receival site. References {{authority control Wheatbelt (Western Australia) Grain receival points of Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilbarin, Western Australia
Bilbarin is a small town in the Shire of Corrigin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The townsite is located along the railway line between Corrigin and Bruce Rock. The town was originally gazetted in 1914 but with the name of Wogerlin, which was changed to Bilbarin in 1916. Bilbarin is the Aboriginal name of a local water source. During a violent storm in 1928 many farmers houses were destroyed and the local hall was blown over. The Westralian Farmers' wheat shed was unroofed and the railway station was also damaged. Steel telephone poles were broken off and many kilometres of telephone lines were downed. Over of rain fell in just a few minutes during the storm. In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators A grain elevator is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Southern Railway (Western Australia)
The Great Southern Railway was a railway company that operated from Beverley to Albany in Western Australia between 1886 and 1896. In 1896 the Western Australian Government Railways took over the company, and kept the name for the route. Land development The Great Southern Railway project was directly tied in with developments of lands related to agriculture. Construction The first sods for the gauge railway were turned on 20 October 1886. This occurred simultaneously at Beverley and Albany by Lady Broome and the Governor Sir Frederick Broome respectively. The final spike was driven on 14 February 1889, north of Albany. The official opening of the line was on 1 June 1889. The construction of the railway was significant for the development of economic activity in the region and led to the establishment of grain and sheep grazing, along with the development of towns such as Katanning, Broomehill, Tambellup, Cranbrook, Mount Barker and Woodanilling. There was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookton, Western Australia
Brookton is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, from the state capital, Perth via the Brookton Highway where it crosses the Great Southern Highway. The town is on the Great Southern railway line. It is within, and is the seat of government for, the Shire of Brookton. At the 2016 census, Brookton had a population of 975. History The first settler and founder of the Brookton district, John Seabrook (1818–1891), moved to the area in 1846 soon after marrying, and named his property "Brookton House". He remained the only European in the area, aside from itinerant sandalwood cutters, until his stepson, Robinson, took up adjacent land in 1864. During the 1860s and 1870s, more settlers moved into the area, and took on sandalwood cuttingit sold for as well as wheat and sheep farming. In June 1889, when the Great Southern Railway opened, Brookton was one of the original stations. The station proved to be the catalyst that created a centre for the isolated farms, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookton To Corrigin Railway
Brookton to Corrigin railway (also known when under construction in 1913 as the Brookton to Kunjinn railway) was a railway line in the Western Australian wheatbelt, between Brookton and Corrigin. The planning and opening were significant events in the districts affected. When the line was opened in 1915, it was 55 miles 75 chains in length. It was constructed by the Public Works Department (Western Australia) The Public Works Department (PWD) was the State Government Agency of Western Australia, which was charged with providing and maintaining public infrastructure such as dams, water supplies, schools, hospitals, harbours and other public buildi .... It connected the Great Southern Railway route with the Merredin to Narrogin railway line, providing railway access for farmers in the region. The stopping places on the line in 1915 between the two main towns were: * Weam * Nalya * Aldersyde * Mears * Kweda * Bulyee * Lomos * Jubuk * Kunjinn Services were gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Brookton
The Shire of Brookton is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Brookton. The local economy, worth approximately $25 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep. History The Brookton Road District was established on 27 April 1906 after Mr Samuel Williams led a move by local landowners to break away from the Beverley Road District, and met for the first time on 10 September that year. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Brookton under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Wards The shire presently is undivided and has 7 councillors. Prior to the 2009 local government election, it was divided into three wards as follows: * Central Ward (5 councillors) * West Ward (2 councillors) * East Ward (2 councillors) Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River, upon which the city's central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 45,000 years. Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. It was named after the city of Perth in Scotland, due to the influence of Stirling's patron Sir George Murray, who had connections with the area. It gained city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
