Molloy Island, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Molloy Island
State:wa
Image Alt:Sandy Beach, Molloy Island, in 2015
Lga:Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-34.265°N 115.2122°W
Postcode:6290
Dir1:north-east
Stategov:Warren-Blackwood
Fedgov:Forrest

Molloy Island is a small townsite located in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, specifically on the island in the Blackwood River.

The island was the location of an attempt at possum farming in the 1920s.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Basic Wage in New South Wales. . . 10,562 . New South Wales, Australia . 27 April 1922 . 1 January 2023 . 9 (Weekly Summary.) . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: 54 Years As Printer and Pressman . . 7 . 334 . Western Australia . 31 December 1953 . 1 January 2023 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: News and Notes. . . XIX . 938 . Western Australia . 24 March 1922 . 1 January 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.