Buckingham, Western Australia

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Buckingham
Western Australia
Panorama of the Premier coal mine, Collie, April 2022 01.jpg
Panorama of the Premier coal mine from the Coalfields mine lookout
Buckingham, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°21′S116°20′E / 33.35°S 116.34°E / -33.35; 116.34
Population27 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6225
Area70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Collie
State electorate(s) Collie-Preston
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Buckingham:
Palmer Yourdamung Lake Williams
Shotts Buckingham Williams
Shotts Muja Bowelling

Buckingham is a rural locality of the Shire of Collie in the South West region of Western Australia. At the south-western edge of the locality, south of the Coalfields Highway, it borders the large coal mines of the Collie area while the remainder of the locality is predominantly forested. [2] [3]

Buckingham and the north-eastern part of the Shire of Collie are located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people [4] [5] of the Noongar nation. [6]

The locality is home to eight heritage-listed locations, among them the former Buckingham Mill, the Muja Open Cut coal mine, the Buckingham Memorial Church and the Buckingham Family Residence. [7] The former mill and the Buckingham Family Residence date back to 1911, both belonging to the brothers Ernest and James Buckingham, who settled in the area that year. [8]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buckingham (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 8 July 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. "Buckingham: Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. "Buckingham Residence". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.