Bannister, Western Australia

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Bannister
Western Australia
Bannister, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°40′S116°33′E / 32.66°S 116.55°E / -32.66; 116.55
Population72 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6390
Area421.1 km2 (162.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Boddington
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Bannister:
Mount Wells North Bannister North Bannister
Mount Wells Bannister Wandering
Wuraming Boddington Crossman

Bannister is a rural locality, predominately located within the Shire of Boddington in the Peel Region of Western Australia. A smaller part of the locality, located on the eastern side of the Albany Highway, is within the Shire of Wandering in the Wheatbelt region of the state. The locality is also home to the majority of the Boddington Gold Mine operations. [2] [3]

Bannister is on the traditional land of the Wiilman people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5]

The name Bannister was originally applied to another townsite between Williams and Narrogin, which was surveyed in 1844 but no subdivision was carried out and the reserve cancelled in 1910. [6] The modern Bannister locality is named after the Bannister River.

The site of the original police station house and coach house on Albany Highway is now occupied by the Riverside Roadhouse, which is a stop on the Transwa bus services to Albany and Esperance. [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bannister (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. "Bannister Townsite, Carter's Crossing". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. GS1 timetable (PDF) [ permanent dead link ] (8 May 2018) and GE1 timetable (PDF) Archived 28 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine (20 November 2017). Retrieved on 14 June 2018.