Gutha, Western Australia
| Gutha Western Australia | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gutha Hall (erected 1937)[1] | |
  Gutha | |
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| Coordinates | 28°59′20″S 115°50′38″E / 28.989°S 115.844°E |
| Population | 41 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Established | 1914 |
| Postcode(s) | 6623 |
| Elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Area | 643.1 km2 (248.3 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Morawa |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Gutha is a townsite in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Morawa.
The first Europeans to pass through the Gutha area were government Assistant Surveyor Augustus Charles Gregory and Francis Thomas Gregory (both attached to the department of the Surveyor-General) and their brother Henry Churchman Gregory, on a public-private funded expedition to search for new agricultural land beyond the settled areas. They passed 5 km (3 mi) north of Gutha on 8 September 1846, on their way to the Irwin River.[3]
In 1913 it was decided to establish a railway siding there, 26 km (16 mi) north of Morawa on the Wongan Hills – Mullewa railway. The district surveyor suggested the name "Muthingutha", the Aboriginal name of a nearby rockhole. This was shortened to Gutha by the Lands Department, and Gutha siding was established in 1915.[4] It was gazetted as a townsite in 1914.[5]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town was a receiving site for Cooperative Bulk Handling until 1 February 2019.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Personal". Geraldton Guardian and Express. No. The West Australian. Perth, WA. 1 October 1937. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gutha (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Gregory, Augustus Charles; Gregory, Francis Thomas (1884). Journals of Australian Explorations. Brisbane: James C. Beal, Government Printer. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Wongan Hills-Mullewa Line". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 2 April 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "NEW Operations Zones and Areas". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
