Broomehill, Western Australia
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The Shire of Broomehill is located mid-way between Perth and Albany, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is 302km from Perth, covers 1376km², and has a population of 509. The current President of this shire is Councillor Greg Holly, whose term expires in 2009.
[edit] History
The Broomehill Road Board was created in 1892. In this year, a Police Station and Post Office were also established. It initially governed the road districts of Tambellup and Gnowangerup.
The road board became the Shire of Broomehill in 1961.
The town of Broomehill owes its creation to the Great Southern Railway, which was completed in 1889. The railway runs from Beverley to Albany. Broomehill is named after Sir Frederick Napier Broome (1842-1896) who was then the Governor of Western Australia.
A group of settlers from the now extinct town of Eticup moved to the present site of Broomehill to help establish a township after the construction of the railway was completed. These settlers included the withams, the Walshes, and the Curnows. these three familys worked hard to establish the early structures.
The town is located 302 km south east of Perth on the Great Southern Highway and is 20km south of Katanning. The Shire of Broomehill has an estimated population of 500.
The area is mainly used for the grazing of sheep and the growing of wheat.
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Albany | Broomehill | Cranbrook | Denmark | Gnowangerup | Jerramungup | Katanning | Kent | Kojonup | Plantagenet | Tambellup | Woodanilling |
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