Waggrakine, Western Australia
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Waggrakine is located in Western Australia Waggrakine Waggrakine | |
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| Coordinates | 28°40′52′′S 114°41′17′′E / 28.681°S 114.688°E / -28.681; 114.688 |
| Population | 2,679 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6530 |
| Area | 31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
| Location | 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Geraldton |
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geraldton |
| State electorate(s) | Geraldton |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
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Suburbs around Waggrakine: | |
Waggrakine is an outer northern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Greater Geraldton.
The suburb was gazetted in 1979.[2]
In the 2006 census, Waggrakine had a population of 2,363.[3]
History
[edit ]In 1870, colonial governor Frederick Weld authorised the establishment of an experimental coffee plantation, based on observations by Charles Grenfell Nicolay that the local geography was similar to that of Brazil's coffee-growing districts. Nicolay was granted 640 acres (260 ha) of land, government funding of 100ドル (equivalent to 0ドル in 2022), and access to five ticket of leave convicts. However, by 1873 the plantation had proved unsuccessful, "due mainly to the persistently strong winds and lack of rainfall".[4] A cottage and well on the site – known as the Coffee Pot – are heritage-listed.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waggrakine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 16 February 1979. p. 1979:431.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Waggrakine (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Coffee Pot and Waggrakine Well". inHerit. State Heritage Office. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Vivian, Geoff (4 May 2018). "Heritage: Coffee Pot Cottage, Waggrakine Well on Chapman Valley Shire agenda". The Geraldton Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2024.