Greenbushes, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Greenbushes
state = wa

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caption = Blackwood Road in Greenbushes, in the 1920s
lga = Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
postcode = 6254
est = 1889
pop = 342
pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS |id=UCL510600 |name=Greenbushes (L) (Urban Centre/Locality) |accessdate=2008-01-15 |quick=on]
area =
area_footnotes=
dist1 = 250
dir1 = S
location1= Perth
stategov = Blackwood-Stirling
fedgov = Forrestcoord|-33.847|116.058|type:city(342)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Greenbushes is a timber and mining town located in the South West region of Western Australia.

History

Greenbushes was founded as a mining town in 1888 following a surveyor's discovery of tin in 1886.cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Travel: Greenbushes |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Greenbushes/2005/02/17/1108500208455.html |work= |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 February, 2004 |accessdate=2008-01-15 ] Greenbushes was named after the bright green bushes that contrasted against the grey eucalyptus trees.LandInfo WA|c|G|2008-01-15] The railway from Donnybrook to Bridgetown opened in 1898, with Greenbushes station located approximately six kilometres north of the main townsite. The area surrounding the train station was renamed North Greenbushes to reduce confusion.

The town experienced a period of economic boom until the international price of tin slumped in 1893, which caused the Greenbushes industry to collapse. By 1913, approximately one quarter of Greenbushes' inhabitants were working in the timber industry, which was established shortly after the first mine.

Industry

Greenbushes' two major industries are mining, producing tantalite concentrates, lithium minerals, tin metal and kaolin; and timber milling.cite web |url=http://www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au/our_community/business_and_industry.html |title=Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes: Business and Industry |accessdate=2008-01-15 ] Agriculture, viticulture, tourism and art galleries are also part of Greenbushes' industry.

References

External links

* [http://www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes website]