Type: | suburb |
Wellington Mill | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | Shire of Dardanup |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Postcode: | 6236 |
Est: | 1896 |
Coordinates: | -33.457°N 115.908°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Stategov: | Collie-Preston |
Fedgov: | Forrest |
Dist1: | 28 |
Dir1: | southeast |
Location1: | Bunbury |
Dist2: | 15 |
Dir2: | southeast |
Location2: | Dardanup |
Dist3: | 15 |
Dir3: | northeast |
Location3: | Donnybrook |
Near-Nw: | Ferguson |
Near-N: | Wellington Forest |
Near-Ne: | Wellington Forest |
Near-W: | Ferguson |
Near-E: | Wellington Forest |
Near-Sw: | Wellington Forest |
Near-S: | Wellington Forest |
Near-Se: | Wellington Forest |
Wellington Mill is a locality in the Ferguson River valley, in the Greater Bunbury sub-region of South West region of Western Australia.
In 1881 a timber mill was established in the area. In 1896 the Canning Jarrah Timber Company established a timber mill and town at Wellington Mill, which when established was the largest private timber town in Western Australia. The timber mills closed in 1929 and a fire destroyed most of the town in 1950.[1]
Gnomesville is a tourist attraction comprising a collection of over 3,000 gnomes statues next to the intersection of Wellington Mill Road, Wellington-Lowden Road and Ferguson Road.[2]
It began in 1995 when gnomes were placed in the intersection in protest of the construction of a roundabout,[3] and has been added to by visitors over time.