Varley, Western Australia
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Varley is a small town located between Hyden
and Lake King
in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
.
The area surrounding the town was opened for agricultural purposes in the 1930s and by 1938 the local progress association began campaigning to have the townsite gazetted. The move was approved in 1938 and the townsite was gazetted in 1939. The town is named after the nearby Lake Varley and Varley Rock which were both named by the explorer Frank Hann
in 1901. It is thought that Hann was honouring a public surant in the mines department, Gustavus Varley.
The main industry in town is wheat
and grain farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.
The town has a population of approximately 200 living in the town and district. The facilities in Varley include a comprehensive museum, recreation centre, medical centre and golf course. Nearby attractions include the Rabbit Proof Fence
and the abandoned gold
mining town of Hatters Hill.
Hyden, Western Australia
The town of Hyden is located 339 km east of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Kondinin. Hyden is home to Wave Rock and Mulka's Cave, both popular local tourist attractions....
and Lake King
Lake King, Western Australia
Lake King is a town located in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, from Perth along State Route 107 between Wagin and Ravensthorpe....
in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
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...
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The area surrounding the town was opened for agricultural purposes in the 1930s and by 1938 the local progress association began campaigning to have the townsite gazetted. The move was approved in 1938 and the townsite was gazetted in 1939. The town is named after the nearby Lake Varley and Varley Rock which were both named by the explorer Frank Hann
Frank Hann
Frank Hugh Hann was an explorer in Western Australia, who in 1897 named Lake Disappointment. Hann was in the area exploring the east Pilbara, around Rudall River. He noticed creeks in the area flowed inland, and followed them expecting to find a large fresh water lake...
in 1901. It is thought that Hann was honouring a public surant in the mines department, Gustavus Varley.
The main industry in town is wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
and grain farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.
The town has a population of approximately 200 living in the town and district. The facilities in Varley include a comprehensive museum, recreation centre, medical centre and golf course. Nearby attractions include the Rabbit Proof Fence
Rabbit-proof fence
The State Barrier Fence of Western Australia, formerly known as the No. 1 Rabbit-proof Fence, the State Vermin Fence and the Emu Fence, is a pest-exclusion fence constructed between 1901 and 1907 to keep rabbits and other agricultural pests, from the east, out of Western Australian pastoral...
and the abandoned gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
mining town of Hatters Hill.