Everything about Augusta Western Australia totally explained
Augusta is a town on the south-west coast of
Western Australia, where the
Blackwood River emerges into
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 1694. It is within the
Augusta-Margaret River Local Government area, and is in the
Leeuwin Ward.
Augusta is located at with
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park mainly on the ridge to the west of the town.
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. On their arrival, the
Governor of Western Australia, Sir
James Stirling, advised them that most of the good land near the
Swan River had already been
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 Branch 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.
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