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Augusta, Western Australia

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Image:Augusta Western Australia.jpg thumb|right|250px|Augusta visitors centre. '''Augusta''' is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, where the Blackwood River, Western Australia Blackwood River emerges into Flinders Bay, Western Australia Flinders Bay. It is the nearest town to Cape Leeuwin, on the furthest south-west corner of the Australian continent. In the 2001 census it had a population of 11,031. Augusta is located at {{coor dms|34|18|52|S|115|9|31|E|type:city(11,031)|region:AU}} with Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park surrounding the town. Image:Painting of Augusta by Thomas Turner, 1830s.jpg thumbnail|right|250px|Painting of Augusta by Thomas Turner, 1830s

Establishment
Augusta was formed in 1830. In March of that year, a number of settlers, including John Molloy and members of the Bussell family, arrived at the Swan River Colony on board the ''Warrior (ship) Warrior''. On their arrival, the Governor of Western Australia, Sir James Stirling (Australian governor) James Stirling, advised them that most of the good land near the Swan River, Western Australia Swan River had already been Land grants in the Swan River Colony granted, and suggested that they form a new sub-colony in the vicinity of Cape Leeuwin. The following month, Stirling sailed with a party of prospective settlers on board the ''Emily Taylor''. After arriving at the mouth of the Blackwood River, the party spent four days exploring the area. Stirling then confirmed his decision to establish a subcolony, the settlers' property was disembarked, and the town of Augusta declared at the site. Augusta was a stopping place on the Busselton to Flinders Bay Railway which was government run from the 1920s to the 1950s. Prior to that M. C. Davies had a timber railway system that went to both Hamelin Bay and Flinders Bay jetties in the 1890s. Augusta was a summer holiday town for many during most of the twentieth century, but late in the 1900s many people chose to retire to the region for the cooler weather. As a consequence of this and rising land values in the Augusta Margaret River area, the region has experienced significant social change. {{wikisourcepar|Government Notice — Journal of an excursion to Cape Lewin, April 1830}}

External links

- Australian Local Government Association - Shire of Augusta
- Official Augusta Information Website Category:Towns in Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub}}

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