Whittaker, Western Australia

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Whittaker
Western Australia
North Dandalup Dam, November 2019 02.jpg
North Dandalup Dam, located in Whittaker
Whittaker, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°33′S116°03′E / 32.55°S 116.05°E / -32.55; 116.05
Population9 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6207
Area88.6 km2 (34.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Murray
State electorate(s) Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s) Canning
Suburbs around Whittaker:
North Dandalup Myara Solus
Fairbridge Whittaker Solus
Fairbridge Banksiadale Banksiadale

Whittaker is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia. North Dandalup Dam and its reservoir are located within the locality in its north-western corner. [2] [3]

The Shire of Murray and the locality of Whittaker are located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation. [4] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region. [5]

Arthur George Whittaker, originally hailing from Melbourne, started at timber business in the 1890s, which expanded to Western Australia, opening a mill in what is now the localities of North Dandalup and Whittaker. Whittaker's Mill took up a lease formerly held by Bunnings, who had struggled to extract timber from the location because of transport problems, which Whittaker overcame. Around the mill, a sizeable town was formed with a post office, school and public hall, at what is now North Dandalup. The timber supply in the area was eventually exhausted, with labour shortage forcing the mill to close during the Second World War. On 28 November 1944, the mill suffered extensive damage during a fire and operations were relocated to new sites at Serpentine and Waroona. The site of the former Whittaker's Mill is now heritage-listed, although nothing of the former mill remains except some of the rail line it used. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whittaker (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. ↑ "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Whittaker's Mill". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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