Varley, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Varley
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Lake Grace
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-32.8°N 149°W
Postcode:6355
Est:1939
Elevation:325
Stategov:Roe
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:422
Dir1:ESE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:41
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Lake King

Varley is a small town located between Hyden and Lake King in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The area surrounding the town was opened for agricultural purposes in the 1930s and by 1938 the local progress association began campaigning to have the townsite gazetted. The move was approved in 1938 and the townsite was gazetted on 22 November 1939. The town is named after the nearby Lake Varley and Varley Rock which were both named by the explorer Frank Hann in 1901. It is thought that Hann was honouring a public servant in the mines department, Gustavus Varley.

The main industry in town is wheat, barley and grain farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[1]

The town has a population of approximately 200 living in the town and district. The facilities in Varley include a comprehensive museum, recreation centre and golf course. Nearby attractions include the Rabbit Proof Fence and the abandoned gold mining town of Hatters Hill.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details. 2010. 2011-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf. 2012-03-18. dead.
  2. Web site: Welcome to the Shire of Lake Grace. 2010. 2011-02-12.
  3. Ronald Black (1999), An Tuil: Anthology of 20th-century Scottish Gaelic verse, Polygon, Edinburgh. Page 752-753.