Hester Brook, Western Australia
| Hester Brook Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°55′S 116°06′E / 33.92°S 116.10°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 127 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6255 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 51.8 km2 (20.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Hester Brook is a rural locality of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia. Hester Brook is located on the South Western Highway, which passes through its north-eastern part. The Blackwood River forms the south-western border of the locality.[2][3]
The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5] and Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people,[6][7] both of the Noongar nation.[8][9]
The heritage-listed Peninsula House, a homestead dating back to 1920, is located in Hester Brook, overlooking a bend in the Blackwood River. An earlier cottage at the location, dating back to 1890, was destroyed in a bushfire in 2009.[10] A second heritage-listed building, Parkville, also overlooking a bend in the river, dates back to 1900. An older dwelling at the site, built a decade earlier, is now used as a tool shed.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hester Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes". www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au. Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Pibulmun-Wadandi people
- ^ "Peninsula House". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Parkville". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
