West Dale, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Westdale
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Beverley
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Coordinates:-32.3167°N 153°W
Postcode:6304
Est:1971
Elevation:281
Stategov:Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:Pearce
Dist1:93
Dir1:ESE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:44
Dir2:south west
Location2:Beverley

Westdale or West Dale is a locality near the Beverley-Westdale road in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, from Perth. The locality was referred to as West Dale, Beverley in publications in the twentieth century.[1] [2] [3]

The area was settle for farming in the early 1900s, and by 1906 the local progress association requested that land be set aside for a townsite. A railway through the area had been considered but did not eventuate so the land remained uninhabited. A school was built in the area in 1967 and the townsite was eventually gazetted in 1971.

The locality takes its name from the Dale River, which had been named after Ensign Robert Dale, who explored the area in 1831.

Notes and References

  1. News: PERSONAL. . . XXXV . 1,777 . Western Australia . 15 January 1920 . 5 February 2023 . 29 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Advertising . . XXIX . 1533 . Western Australia . 16 August 1935 . 5 February 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MEAT BOARD. . . 76 . Australia, Australia . 13 November 1952 . 5 February 2023 . 4349 . National Library of Australia.