Tonebridge, Western Australia

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Tonebridge
Western Australia
Tonebridge, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°14′S116°43′E / 34.23°S 116.71°E / -34.23; 116.71
Population20 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6244
Area247.3 km2 (95.5 sq mi)
Location
  • 326 km (203 mi) from Perth
  • 163 km (101 mi) from Bunbury
LGA(s) Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Tonebridge:
Chowerup Chowerup Mobrup
Perup Tonebridge Frankland River
Perup Mordalup Frankland River

Tonebridge is a rural locality and small town of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia. [2] [3]

The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen) [4] [5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people, [6] [7] both of the Noongar nation, with the locality of Tonebridge located on the land of the Kaniyang people. [8] [9]

The town of Tonebridge was gazetted in 1961, with the town named after its location, a bridge of the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road over the Tone River. [10]

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References

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