Fitzgerald, Western Australia
| Fitzgerald Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Fitzgerald | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°44′59″S 119°27′26″E / 33.74970°S 119.45723°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6347 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Ravensthorpe | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Fitzgerald is a rural townsite and locality of the Shire of Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The townsite lays north of the South Coast Highway.[3][4]
History
[edit]Fitzgerald and the Shire of Ravensthorpe is located on the traditional land of the Wudjari people of the Noongar nation.[5][6]
The townsite of Fitzgerald was gazetted in 1967 as a service centre for the surrounding agricultural area which had been opened up for settlement in the 1950s. A number of names were considered for the new town but Fitzgerald was eventually chosen, based on the name of the nearby river and the surrounding land district.[7]
The Fitzgerald primary schools are listed on the shire's heritage register. The first school opened in February 1966 with just twelve pupils, and was replaced by a new school the following year. The second school building burned down in August 1967 and was replaced by a third one of identical design but with gas instead of wood heaters as the latter had caused the fire that burned down the school. The school was eventually closed and the building relocated to Ravensthorpe in 1997.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fitzgerald (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fitzgerald (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Wudjari (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – F". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Fitzgerald Primary Schools". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
