West Dale, Western Australia
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Westdale or West Dale is a small town located just of the Beverley
-Westdale road 93 km from Perth
in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
.
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.
The town takes its name from the Dale River
, which had been named after Ensign Robert Dale
who, in 1831, was the first European to discover the river.
Beverley, Western Australia
Beverley is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, south-east of the state capital, Perth, between York and Brookton on the Great Southern Highway...
-Westdale road 93 km from Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
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 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
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...
was built in the area in 1967 and the townsite was eventually gazetted in 1971.
The town takes its name from the Dale River
Dale River (Western Australia)
Dale River was named after Robert Dale, the first European exlorer to venture into the Darling Ranges in Western Australia in 1829.The Dale river is a tributary of the Avon river, it joins the Avon 10 km west of Beverley near the Avondale Agricultural Research Station.Tributaries of the Dale...
, which had been named after Ensign Robert Dale
Robert Dale
Lieutenant Robert Dale was the first European explorer to cross the Darling Range in Western Australia.Robert Dale was born in England in October 1812...
who, in 1831, was the first European to discover the river.