| Westonia, Western Australia |
Website Links For Westonia |
Information AboutWestonia, Western Australia |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT WESTONIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| towns in western australia | |
| SHOPPER'S DELIGHT | |
|
Although the Shire of Westonia is located in the Wheatbelt region, it is at the eastern limit of land suitable for Wheat growing. The most important industries of Westonia today are wheat and Sheep , but historically it is a Gold Mining area. Westonia came into existence with the discovery in 1910 of Gold in the area, by a Sandalwood cutter named Alfred Westons. Initially the area was known as ''Weston's Reward'' and later as ''Westons''. By 1915 there were two major mines in the area, and the population was in excess of 500. By 1917 the area, by then known as ''Westonia'', had a population of more than 2,000. In 1919 , low gold prices forced the closure of the mines, and the many people left the area. Westonia was gazetted as a town in February 1926 . In 1935 one of the mines reopened, but closed again in 1948 , only to be reopened in 1985 . EXTERNAL LINKS |