Allanson, Western Australia
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Allanson is a small town in Western Australia
located in the South West Region just west of Collie
on the Coalfields Road
and on the shoreline of the Collie River
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Land was originally set aside for coal miners so that they could live close to the mines in 1898. A railway station named West Collie opened in the same year. The original townsite, also called West Collie, was gazetted in 1906. The original townsite was later discovered to be placed over commercial viable coal seams so a new townsite was founded in 1911 located a short distance from the original.
The new town was gazetted in 1912 and changed its name in 1916 to Allanson. The town was named after Collie MLA
Arthur Allan Wilson, who was in office from 1908 to 1947.
Allanson restored its original bush school
in 2002 after it operated in the town from 1911 to 1989 before being closed. A book Our Little Bush School has been written about people's memories of the school.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
located in the South West Region just west of Collie
Collie, Western Australia
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on the Coalfields Road
Coalfields Road
Coalfields Highway, formerly known as Coalfields Road, is a Western Australian highway linking Roelands on the South Western Highway with Arthur River on the Albany Highway...
and on the shoreline of the Collie River
Collie River
The Collie River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river was named after Dr Alexander Collie who, along with Lt. William Preston, was the first European explorer to find the river in 1829....
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Land was originally set aside for coal miners so that they could live close to the mines in 1898. A railway station named West Collie opened in the same year. The original townsite, also called West Collie, was gazetted in 1906. The original townsite was later discovered to be placed over commercial viable coal seams so a new townsite was founded in 1911 located a short distance from the original.
The new town was gazetted in 1912 and changed its name in 1916 to Allanson. The town was named after Collie MLA
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
Arthur Allan Wilson, who was in office from 1908 to 1947.
Allanson restored its original bush school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in 2002 after it operated in the town from 1911 to 1989 before being closed. A book Our Little Bush School has been written about people's memories of the school.