Thomson Brook is a rural
locality
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of the
Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup
The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about southeast of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of about , and its seat of governme ...
in the
South West
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Geography
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region of Western Australia.
Thomson Brook and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the
Wardandi
The Wadandi, also spelt Wardandi and other variants, are an Aboriginal people of south-western Western Australia, one of fourteen language groups of the Noongar peoples.
Name
There are at least three theories about the meaning of the tribal et ...
people 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 ...
nation.
The locality is home to three heritage listed sites: St Thomas' Anglican church, the Woodperry homestead, and a group of nine
eucalyptus marri. St Thomas' Anglican church was privately built for the Thompson family in 1908, a rarity in Western Australia, and consecrated by the
Anglican Bishop of Bunbury the following year, on 17 March 1909. Despite its private origins, it has since been widely used by the local community. The nine marri or red gum trees were planted in 1986 from seeds and, unusually, continue to have red flowers despite the fact that these usually revert to white flowers. Woodperry is a mud brick house, a rarity in the district, dating back to 1901. At the time of its assessment, it was in very poor condition.
References
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Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup