Forest Grove, Western Australia

Forest Grove
Town
Forest Grove
Coordinates: 34°4′21″S115°6′24″E / 34.07250°S 115.10667°E / -34.07250; 115.10667
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
Government
•  State electorate	Warren-Blackwood
•  Federal division	Forrest
Area
• Total	127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	253 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6286

Forest Grove is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. ^{[2] [3]}

Forest Grove had a school named "Nuralingup", which opened as part of the Group Settlement Scheme in 1923, with future premier John Tonkin as the first head teacher. ^[a] During the 1930s there was an organisation known as the Forest Grove and Districts Agricultural Society. ^[5] The school was renamed to "Forest Grove" 1928 and closed in 1962. ^[6]

Notes

1. It was also known as Group 74 school. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forest Grove (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 12 August 2023.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 12 August 2023.
4. "Forest Grove School". Western Mail . Vol. 51, no. 2, 644. Western Australia. 22 October 1936. p. 44. Retrieved 25 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. "Forest Grove". The West Australian . Vol. 51, no. 15, 402. Western Australia. 4 November 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Group Settlement Gardens". Margaret River Independent School. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2024.