- Newdegate, Western Australia
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Newdegate
Western Australia
Newdegate Research Station
NewdegatePopulation: 441 (2006 Census) [1] Established: 1925 Postcode: 6355 Elevation: 308 m (1,010 ft) Location: - 399 km (248 mi) South East of Perth
- 52 km (32 mi) East of Lake Grace
- 95 km (59 mi) West of Jerramungup
LGA: Shire of Lake Grace State District: Wagin Federal Division: O'Connor Coordinates: 33°05′38″S 119°02′02″E / 33.094°S 119.034°E
Newdegate is a townsite in the great southern agricultural region, 399 km south-east of Perth and 52 km east of Lake Grace in Western Australia. The townsite was gazetted in 1925 and honours Sir Francis Newdegate, the Governor of Western Australia from 1920 to 1924. The Department of Agriculture and Food operates one of its 13 research stations in the area of Newdegate.
Newdegate is situated in the heart of the south-eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia - about half way between Perth in the west and Esperance in the south-east. It is a very successful grain and sheep farming area. Newdegate is central to the Western Mallee subregion of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA). It is a sparsely populated subregion with an area of about 47,000 square kilometres.
Field Days
The annual Newdegate Machinery Field Days has been held for more than 35 years. Displays include machinery and farm equipment as well as sheep and shearing competitions, fleece competitions, a ewe/hogget competition, cattle displays, wine tasting, art competition and exhibition, live music and entertainment. In 2007 a Natural Fibre Fashion Award was held.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : Newdegate (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ProductSelect?newproducttype=Community+Profiles&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC55036&breadcrumb=LP¤taction=201&action=401. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Newdegate Fied Day Wbsite". 2010. http://www.nfday.com.au/. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
External links
- Field Days website
- "Newdegate Field Days draw a healthy crowd". ABC Rural. 15 September 2006. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2006/s1741907.htm.
- "Newdegate Natural Fibre Fashion Award". ABC South Coast WA. 16 July 2007. http://www.abc.net.au/southcoast/stories/s1979961.htm.
Categories:- Towns in Western Australia
- Agriculture in Western Australia
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