West Dale, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia
32°19′S 116°37′E / 32.317°S 116.617°E / -32.317; 116.617Population93 (SAL 2021)[1]Established1971Postcode(s)6304Elevation281 m (922 ft)Area174.2 km2 (67.3 sq mi)Location
  • 93 km (58 mi) ESE of Perth
  • 44 km (27 mi) south west of Beverley
LGA(s)Shire of BeverleyState electorate(s)Central WheatbeltFederal division(s)Pearce

Westdale or West Dale is a locality near the Beverley-Westdale road in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 93 kilometres (58 mi) from Perth. The locality was referred to as West Dale, Beverley in publications in the twentieth century.[2][3][4]

The area was settle for farming in the early 1900s, and by 1906 the local progress association requested that land be set aside for a townsite. A railway through the area had been considered but did not eventuate so the land remained uninhabited. A school was built in the area in 1967 and the townsite was eventually gazetted in 1971.[5][6]

The locality takes its name from the Dale River, which had been named after Ensign Robert Dale, who explored the area in 1831.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Westdale (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "PERSONAL". Western Mail. Vol. XXXV, no. 1, 777. Western Australia. 15 January 1920. p. 29. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Beverley Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 1533. Western Australia. 16 August 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MEAT BOARD". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 76. Australia, Australia. 13 November 1952. p. 4349. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  6. ^ Western Australia. Dept. of Lands & Surveys (1981), Westdale townsite, The Dept, retrieved 5 February 2023
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