Walmsley Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°58′53″S 117°54′00″E / 34.98152°S 117.89987°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 47 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Walmsley is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Chester Pass Road forms the western boundary of Walmsley.[2][3]
Walmsley and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6][7]
The heritage listed Eyre and Wylie Memorial is located in Walmsley, within Allambie Park Cemetery. Edward John Eyre and his Aboriginal companion Wylie traversed the Nullarbor Plain in 1841, crossing from Fowlers Bay, South Australia, to Albany. The memorial is located at the end point of their track and is one of five to commemorate the journey. It was installed around 1965.[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walmsley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
- ^ "Eyre and Wylie Memorial". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2024.