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'''Hester''' is a small town in the [[South West (Western Australia)|South West]] region of [[Western Australia]], 7 km north of [[Bridgetown, Western Australia|Bridgetown]] on the railway. |
'''Hester''' is a small town in the [[South West (Western Australia)|South West]] region of [[Western Australia]], 7 km north of [[Bridgetown, Western Australia|Bridgetown]] on the railway. |
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It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the [[Donnybrook, Western Australia|Donnybrook]] to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|H|2007-06-08}}</ref> |
It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the [[Donnybrook, Western Australia|Donnybrook]] to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|H|2007-06-08}}</ref> It is now a settlement for rednecks, racists & criminals, typical of most Australians. |
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Revision as of 01:43, 15 July 2013
| Hester Western Australia | |
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  Hester | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′32″S 116°09′40″E / 33.909°S 116.161°E |
| Population | 101 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1898 |
| Postcode(s) | 6254 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes |
| State electorate(s) | Blackwood-Stirling |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Hester is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, 7 km north of Bridgetown on the railway.
It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district.[2] It is now a settlement for rednecks, racists & criminals, typical of most Australians.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hester (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
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