Beechina, Western Australia
Beechina
Beechina is a locality in the Shire of Mundaring in Western Australia. The word "Beechina" is the Aboriginal name for a white gum valley to the northeast of the locality. It was first recorded by surveyor P. Chauncy in 1847, when he was carrying out the survey of the first road to Northam. [1]
Beechina is in the electoral division of Pearce.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – B". Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
References
- Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nd ed.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
- Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.
- Beechina at Geoscience Australia
External links
Coordinates: 31°50′S 116°19′E / 31.833°S 116.317°E
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