| Fitzgerald Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Fitzgerald | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°44′59″S119°27′26″E / 33.74970°S 119.45723°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016) [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6347 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Ravensthorpe | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Fitzgerald is a rural townsite and locality of the Shire of Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The townsite lies north of the South Coast Highway. [3] [4]
Fitzgerald and the Shire of Ravensthorpe are located on the traditional land of the Wudjari people of the Noongar nation. [5] [6]
The townsite of Fitzgerald was gazetted in 1967 as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area, which had been opened up for settlement in the 1950s. A number of names were considered for the new town but Fitzgerald was eventually chosen, based on the name of the nearby river and the surrounding land district. [7]
The Fitzgerald primary schools are listed on the shire's heritage register. The first school opened in February 1966 with twelve pupils, and was replaced by a new school the following year. The second school building burned down in August 1967 and was replaced by a third one of identical design but with gas instead of wood heaters as the latter had caused the fire. The school was eventually closed and the building relocated to Ravensthorpe in 1997. [8]
The Shire of Denmark is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Albany and about 420 kilometres (261 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire of Denmark covers an area of 1,860 square kilometres (718 sq mi), and its seat of government is located in the townsite and locality of Denmark.
The Shire of Esperance is a local government area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south of the town of Kalgoorlie and about 720 kilometres (450 mi) east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 42,547 square kilometres (16,427 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Esperance, where about three-quarters of the Shire's population resides.
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The Shire of Ravensthorpe is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about halfway between the city of Albany and the town of Esperance and about 530 kilometres (329 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 13,551 square kilometres (5,232 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Ravensthorpe.
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Coomalbidgup is a town and locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located on the South Coast Highway and the Southern Ocean. Almost the entire coast of the locality is covered by protected area, with the Stokes Inlet and the Stokes National Park in the west and two unnamed nature reserves in the east.
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West Fitzgerald is a rural locality of the Shire of Jerramungup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway passes through the locality from west to east while its far south is made up of a part of the Fitzgerald River National Park.
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Sinclair is a suburb of Esperance and a locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Esperance Senior High School is located in Sinclair.
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Monjingup is a locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway and the Kalgoorlie to Esperance railway pass through Monjingup while the Coolgardie–Esperance Highway forms its eastern border. The western part of the townsite of Shark Lake is located in the north-east of Monjingup, while the Lake Warden Nature Reserve is located in the south-east.
Myrup is a locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The Coolgardie–Esperance Highway forms its western border of Myrup. The eastern part of the townsite of Shark Lake is located in the west of Myrup, while the Woody Lake Nature Reserve is located in the south-west.
Buraminya is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The locality is extensively covered by protected areas, the Dundas Nature Reserve and the Ngadju Indigenous Protected Area. Mount Buraminya, with a height of 233 metres (764 ft), is located in the south of Buraminya. Buraminya's eastern and south-eastern borders are formed by the boundary of Nuytsland Nature Reserve and Cape Arid National Park.
