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Ferguson is a rural
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...
of the
Shire of Dardanup The Shire of Dardanup is a Local Government Areas of Western Australia, local government area in the South West (Western Australia), South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about ...
in the South West region of Western Australia. The locality of Ferguson and the Ferguson Valley are marketed as a tourist destination. The Ferguson River runs through the locality, which was named after John Ferguson who owned a property along the river, by the
surveyor Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. These points are usually on the ...
H.M. Ommanney in 1844. Ferguson is located on the traditional land of the
Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
people. The locality is home to three heritage listed sites, the Ferguson District Hall, St Aidan's Church and cemetery and the Upper Ferguson School site. The St Aidan's Church dates back to 1953, replacing an earlier church from 1879, while the cemetery at the church dates back to 1842. The Ferguson District Hall has a similar history, dating back to 1966, when it replaced an earlier hall from 1905. The Ferguson School operated from 1893 to 1971, when the school was closed and the land and building sold, with now just a plaque left at the site to commemorate the former school.


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Ferguson Valley
{{Towns South West WA Shire of Dardanup