Gutha, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Gutha
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Morawa
Local Map:yes
Zoom:8
Postcode:6623
Est:1914
Elevation:253
Coordinates:-28.989°N 115.844°W
Stategov:Moore
Fedgov:Durack
Dist1:440
Dir1:N
Location1:Perth
Dist2:171
Dir2:SE
Location2:Geraldton
Dist3:32
Dir3:N
Location3:Morawa

Gutha is a townsite in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 32km (20miles) north of Morawa.

The first Europeans to pass through the Gutha area were government Assistant Surveyor Augustus Charles Gregory and Francis Thomas Gregory (both attached to the department of the Surveyor-General) and their brother Henry Churchman Gregory, on a public-private funded expedition to search for new agricultural land beyond the settled areas. They passed 5km (03miles) north of Gutha on 8 September 1846, on their way to the Irwin River.[1]

In 1913 it was decided to establish a railway siding there, 26km (16miles) north of Morawa on the Wongan HillsMullewa railway. The district surveyor suggested the name "Muthingutha", the Aboriginal name of a nearby rockhole. This was shortened to Gutha by the Lands Department, and Gutha siding was established in 1915.[2] It was gazetted as a townsite in 1914.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town was a receiving site for Cooperative Bulk Handling until 1 February 2019.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gregory . Augustus Charles . Gregory. Augustus Charles Gregory . Francis Thomas. Francis Thomas Gregory . Journals of Australian Explorations . 1884 . James C. Beal, Government Printer . Brisbane . 6 March 2020.
  2. News: Wongan Hills-Mullewa Line . 9 March 2020 . The West Australian . 2 April 1915 . Perth, WA . 6.
  3. Web site: CBH receival sites. 2011. 1 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf. 18 March 2012.
  4. Web site: NEW Operations Zones and Areas. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102131209/https://cbh.com.au/other-information/new-operations-zones-and-areas. 3 February 2021. 2 November 2019.