WebWestern Australia produced over 50% ($69.5 billion) of all Australian mineral and petroleum sales, which made up 88% of the state's merchandise exports in 2015-16. In 2018–19, gold was ranked third in the list of resources exported by Western Australia with regard to value, behind iron ore and petroleum, with a value of A$11.9 billion.The state …

WebDianella is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.It is within the local government area of the City of Stirling.. Dianella was named after the botanical title of a small blue lily, Dianella revoluta, a narrow-leafed plant that was plentiful in the area prior to residential development.

WebNewman, originally named Mount Newman until 1981, is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.It is located about 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn.It can be reached by the Great Northern Highway.Newman is a modern mining town, with homes contrasting with the surrounding …

WebPlaces. Western, Nebraska, a village in the US; Western, New York, a town in the US; Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia; Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia; Western world, countries that identify with shared "Western" culture; Arts and entertainment Films. Western, a French road movie directed by Manuel Poirier; …

WebQuinns Rocks is an outer coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of Perth's central business district.It is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. The suburb was formerly established in 1962 as a rural townsite, focused around Quinns Beach, the area's main amenity.

WebBaldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb 46 kilometres (29 mi) south of Perth, and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham.It is located within the City of Rockingham local government area.. Housing estates in the suburb include Tuart Ridge, Settlers Hills, Settlers Townside, The Rivergums, Baldivis Central, Baldivis North, …

WebIsolated branch lines. The Western Australian Government Railways had two isolated branches: . The isolated Marble Bar Railway was opened in July 1911. The last train to run out of Port Hedland operated on 25 October 1951, with the railway closed on 31 October 1951.. The Hopetoun to Ravensthorpe railway was an isolated branch opened on 3 June …

WebWestern Australia Day or simply WA Day (formerly known as Foundation Day) is a public holiday in Western Australia (WA), celebrated on the first Monday in June each year to commemorate the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829. Because of the date of Western Australia Day, WA does not have the King's Official Birthday public holiday in …

WebThe Murchison River is the second longest river in Western Australia.It flows for about 820 km (510 mi) from the southern edge of the Robinson Ranges to the Indian Ocean at Kalbarri.The Murchison-Yalgar-Hope river system is the longest river system in Western Australia. It has a mean annual flow of 208 gigalitres, although in 2006, the peak year on …

WebBeaconsfield is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It was named after a property of the same name in the area in the 1880s; the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 August 1894. The name's origin is unknown, ...

WebThe Swan Valley is a region in the upper reaches of the Swan River between Guildford and Bells Rapids, Western Australia.It is bordered to the east by the Darling Scarp.Both Ellenbrook and Jane Brook lie within the region and discharge into the Swan River. There are seven suburbs within the region: Baskerville, Belhus, Caversham, Henley Brook, …

WebBooragoon is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.. Booragoon is the indigenous name for the lower reaches of the Canning River.. It is home to Westfield Booragoon (formerly the Garden City Shopping Centre) and the council offices for the City of Melville. Transport is provided by the nearby Booragoon bus station.

WebThe Supreme Court building has considerable heritage significance in Western Australia. In 1899, a joint parliamentary committee was formed to decide on the location of the new court building with three sites being considered. The locations were a site in Irwin Street, the old Government Boys' School on St George's Terrace and the current site. After a decision …

WebExmouth / ˈ ɛ k s m aʊ θ / is a town on the tip of the North West Cape and on Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia, 1,270 kilometres (789 mi) north of the state capital Perth and 3,366 kilometres (2,092 mi) southwest of Darwin.. The town was established in 1967 to support the nearby United States Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt.It is named after …