Waggrakine, Western Australia
| Waggrakine Geraldton, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Waggrakine | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°40′52″S 114°41′17″E / 28.681°S 114.688°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,679 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6530 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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Waggrakine is an outer northern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Greater Geraldton.
The suburb was gazetted in 1979.[2]
In the 2006 census, Waggrakine had a population of 2,363.[3]
History
[edit]In 1870, colonial governor Frederick Weld authorised the establishment of an experimental coffee plantation, based on observations by Charles Grenfell Nicolay that the local geography was similar to that of Brazil's coffee-growing districts. Nicolay was granted 640 acres (260 ha) of land, government funding of £100 (equivalent to $0 in 2022), and access to five ticket of leave convicts. However, by 1873 the plantation had proved unsuccessful, "due mainly to the persistently strong winds and lack of rainfall".[4] A cottage and well on the site – known as the Coffee Pot – are heritage-listed.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waggrakine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 16 February 1979. p. 1979:431.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Waggrakine (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Coffee Pot and Waggrakine Well". inHerit. State Heritage Office. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Vivian, Geoff (4 May 2018). "Heritage: Coffee Pot Cottage, Waggrakine Well on Chapman Valley Shire agenda". The Geraldton Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
