North Greenbushes, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
North Greenbushes
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-33.82°N 116.06°W
Postcode:6254
Stategov:Warren-Blackwood
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:242
Location1:Perth
Dist2:79
Location2:Bunbury
Dist3:20
Location3:Bridgetown
Near-Nw:Balingup
Near-N:Balingup
Near-Ne:Catterick
Near-W:Greenbushes
Near-E:Catterick
Near-Sw:Greenbushes
Near-S:Greenbushes
Near-Se:Catterick

North Greenbushes is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia.[1] [2]

The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[3] [4] and Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people,[5] [6] both of the Noongar nation.[7] [8]

Tin was discovered around Greenbushes in 1888, which led to the development of the area as a mining location. In 1898, a train station was opened in North Greenbushes on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway, originally just named Greenbushes. A town was subsequently gazetted three kilometres to the south the following year; it received the name Greenbushes, resulting in the location of the railway station being renamed to North Greenbushes.

The Greenbushes Railway Station, opened in October 1898 as a station for both passengers and goods, is heritage-listed but no longer in use, passenger services on the line having been suspended in 1985. The other buildings at the site, the goods shed and station master's house, have been demolished or destroyed by fire.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 18 August 2023 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 18 August 2023 .
  3. Web site: Pibelmen . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 18 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Pibelmen (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 18 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Wardandi . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 18 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Wardandi (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 18 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 18 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Home . . www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au . . We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Pibulmun-Wadandi people . 18 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Greenbushes Railway Station . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 18 August 2023.