Eneabba, Western Australia
| Eneabba Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| Population | 250 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Established | 1961 |
| Postcode(s) | 6518 |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Carnamah |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Eneabba is a town on the Brand Highway located 278 km north of Perth, Western Australia.
The area is famous for its spectacular display of wildflowers in the spring. It is also home to the Iluka Resources mineral sands facility.[2]
The first European to visit the area was Lieutenant Grey during his expedition of the West Coast. He was forced to walk through the area after his boats were lost. During his time in the area he named the Arrowsmith River. The first settlers arrived in the 1870s and survived by shepherding, trapping horses and pigs and living on wild game.[3]
The area around Eneabba was opened up for agricultural purposes in the 1950s. This in turn initiated the need for a town to be developed. The town was gazetted in 1961.[4]
The name of the town comes from the Aboriginal name of the nearby springs. The meaning of the word in "small water". Early settlers called the same spring "pocket knife spring" from a story of the amazing powers of a knife that was dropped in the spring.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Eneabba (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Network Published by Railways of Australia Committee May, 1978 p18
- ^ "Eneabba - History". 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Landcorp - Eneabba". 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "History of country town names – E". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
External links
- Shire of Carnamah
- The Carnamah-Winchester Database - past residents of Carnamah, Winchester and Eneabba
- The Three Springs Database - past residents of Three Springs, Arrino and Eneabba
29°49′29″S 115°15′40″E / 29.82472°S 115.26111°E
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