Wonnerup in Western Australia
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Wonnerup, Western Australia

The townsite of Wonnerup is located 219 kilometres south of Perth and 10 kilometres east of Busselton. It was gazetted a townsite in 1856, deriving its name from the nearby Wonnerup Inlet. The name is Aboriginal, having been shown on maps of the region since 1839. The meaning of the name is "place of the woman's digging or fighting stick"; the Noongar word for fighting stick is wonna, while the suffix -up denotes place of.

Located at -33.624, 115.42 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towns in Western Australia, Australian Aboriginal placenames, South West (Western Australia)

Sabina River

The Sabina River is a river in the South West of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in the Whicher Range near the edge of the Millbrook State Forest and then flowing in the northerly direction. The river crosses the Vasse Highway then Sues Road and finally Bussell Highway before discharging into Vasse Estuary near Busselton and finally into the Indian Ocean via Wonnerup Inlet and Geographe Bay.

Located at -33.6442, 115.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of Western Australia, South West (Western Australia)

Ludlow River

The Ludlow River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river are in the Whicher Range near Claymore. The river flows in a north-westerly direction through Yoganup then through Ludlow and discharges into the Wonnerup Estuary and thence into Geographe Bay and the Indian Ocean. The Ludlow is located in the Vasse-Wonnerup Conservation District within the Geographe Catchment Area along with the Abba and Sabina Rivers.

Located at -33.5939, 115.47 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rivers of Western Australia, South West (Western Australia)

Abba River

The Abba River is a river in the South West of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in the Whicher Range in the Millbrook State Forest then flow in a northerly direction. The river crosses the Vasse Highway and then through Wonnerup Siding before discharging into the Vasse Estuary East of Busselton and finally the Indian Ocean. The river was named in 1834 by Frederick Ludlow. The name is Aboriginal in origin and is a greeting word used by the local peoples.

Located at -33.6517, 115.461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of Western Australia, South West (Western Australia)

Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary

The Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary is an estuary in the South West region of Western Australia close to the town of Busselton. The estuary is listed with DIWA. It was also recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on 7 June 1990 when an area of 1115 ha was designated Ramsar Site 484 as an important dry-season habitat for waterbirds. It is also the main part of the 2038 ha Busselton Wetlands Important Bird Area.

Located at -33.6333, 115.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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South West (Western Australia), Estuaries of Australia, Coastline of Western Australia, Ramsar sites in Australia, Swan Coastal Plain, Important Bird Areas of Western Australia

Wonnerup House

Wonnerup House is a Heritage-listed farm precinct in Wonnerup, Western Australia. The current house was built in 1859 by George Layman Jr. , one year after the original house built in 1837 by his father, George Layman Sr. , was destroyed by fire. The dairy and kitchen survived the fire because they were separate from the house. Stables and a blacksmith workshop were later additions to the farm.

Located at -33.6276, 115.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Heritage places of Western Australia, Museums in Western Australia, Houses in Australia, National Trust of Australia, Historic house museums in Australia