Western Australia

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English: Western Australia is the largest state of Australia and covers the western third of the mainland. Perth, Western Australia is the capital of Western Australia both were founded in 1829.

  • Flag for Western Australia

  • Map of Australia highlighting Western Australia

  • Skyline of the Perth CBD

  • Pentecost River

  • Western Australia Perth Scarborough Beach Indian Ocean Rendezvous Hotel.jpg
Western Australian Museum
Bluff Knoll, Stirling Range

Emblems[edit]

Major Population Centres[edit]

75% Western Australia's total population resides within the Perth/Mandurah area, with less than 5% of the population residing outside the south west corner.

More Images of smaller towns within WA

Capital city: Perth[edit]

  • CBD skyline

  • Quality images logo.svgSt. Bartholomew's Church in East Perth Cemeteries the first cemetery for Perth

  • Perth Concert Hall

  • London Court

  • Darlington Hall

  • Quality images logo.svgWestfield Winery Cellar

  • Aerial view of Perth

Albany[edit]

  • Drawing by Westall c1801 of King George Sound

  • Albany Townhall

  • Dog Rock

  • Amity Replica

Broome[edit]

  • Cable Beach, Broome

  • Sunset on Eighty mile Beach

Bunbury[edit]

  • new port area

  • Bunbury map location

  • old port area

Geraldton[edit]

  • Geraldton map location

  • distance sign Geraldton east to Mt Magnet

Kalgoorlie[edit]

  • Mining Kalgoorlie 1951

  • The Super Pit

Mandurah[edit]

  • The grave of Thomas Peel, who was granted the land south of the Swan river colony in 1829 that now encompasses the Mandurah area, the region now bears his name

  • Anchor retrieved from the wreck of the barque James service which sank on Murray reef off the coast of Mandurah in ..... The anchor is the a memorial to the passengers and crew all whom perished

  • Dawesville Cut

Port Hedland[edit]

  • Iron ore train arriving in Port hedland

Natural Features[edit]

With a total area of 2,645,615 km2(1,021,478 sq mi) Western Australia has many natural features, to see more follow this link...

  • Geenmount, in the Darling Range

  • Mount Toolbrunup in the Stirling Range

  • Aerial view of the Canning River c1932

  • Murchison River Gorge

  • Quality images logo.svg thrombolites observation walkway Lake Clifton

  • Natural Bridge near Albany

  • Lake Leschenaultia, Chidlow

  • Wave Rock Wave Rock

Fauna[edit]

Mammals[edit]

  • Grey Kangaroo

  • Numbat

Birds[edit]

  • Pandion haliaetus

  • Barnardius zonarius -- Twenty Eight

  • Quality images logo.svgTrichoglossus haematodus -- Rainbow Lorikeet introduced into WA 1960's now classed as a pest

  • Egretta novaehollandiae-- White Faced Heron

Fossils[edit]

  • Valued image seal.svg Crinoid from Gascoyne Junction

Other[edit]

Flora[edit]

Western Australia has over 10,000 species of Flora

People[edit]

Historical[edit]

  • Sir John Forrest, first Premier of Western Australia

  • Moondyne Joe, bushranger

  • Edith Cowan the first women elected to an Australian Parliament

  • Charles Yelverton O'Connor

  • Horrie Miller

Contemporary[edit]

  • Alan Carpenter, former Premier of WA

  • Former Premier, Geoff Gallop

  • FESA personnel training

  • Bronwym McDougall, Uggs N Rugs

Economic Activities[edit]

Industry[edit]

  • Robb Jetty c1920, site of sale yards, abattoirs and tanneries until the 1980's

  • arrival of new rolling stock.

  • old port loading crane, at the WA maritime museum

  • Salt processing at Dampier

Agriculture[edit]

  • Tractor ripping up near Kulin

  • Gwelup market garden

  • Grain silo Quairading

  • potatoe planting machine c1890

Mining[edit]

  • Blue asbestos, from Wittenoom

  • Gold mining Kalgoorlie c1951

  • Barrow Is. area has some of the largest reserves on natural gas

Commercial[edit]

  • National Hotel, Fremantle

  • London Court, retail shopping arcade

  • Perth GPO

  • Thornlie square shopping centre

Tourism[edit]

  • section 1000km long Bibbulmun track

  • Ettamogah in Cunderdin built by the shire to attract more tourist

  • Dolphins at Monkey Mia

  • Accessing many parts of WA require careful planning and preparation, tourists should always be aware of conditions

Sport[edit]

  • Rally Australia 2006, Dani Sordo during the Bannister stage

  • Marcus Grönholm, during the Bunning stage of Rally Australia 2006

  • pitch repairs during drinks Australi v Sth Africa at the WACA ground 2005

  • Belmont Park Race course

History[edit]

  • replica of the Arch recovered from the Batavia

  • Rabbit proof fence

  • Quality images logo.svgTranby house Maylands

  • Memorial at East Perth Cemeteries to people of Chinese decent who immigrated to WA

Entertainment[edit]

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