King Cottage Museum - Bunbury Western Australia
Bunbury - Western Australia
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Many people start their exploration of the area from the old railway station which now houses the Visitor Centre and the bus depot. Although the original building was burned down, the current structure dates from 1904 and is an excellent example of architecture of the period.
As with many places, Bunbury's heritage architecture is being spoiled by the development of modern buildings (monuments to official stupidity), but the Stirling Street Heritage Precinct remains largely intact. Little has changed here since the early 1900s.
Leschenault Homestead is one of the oldest houses in Bunbury and was constructed over a period of years from 1844 to 1874. Early construction consisted of wattle, newspapers and whitewash with pit sawn timber. Despite the importance of this structure it remains in private hands and is not open to the public.
There are many historically (if not architecturally) significant buildings in the area including King Cottage Museum and the rather striking lighthouse which guards the basalt rocks near Rocky Point. The lighthouse dates from 1959 but a join about 10 meters up indicates where new construction work was done on 1971. The light sits 25 meters above the ground and has a range of 27 kilometres. Other buildings of historic interest are: Former Boys School, Stephen and Arthur Sts. 1885. Residency, Stirling and Moore Sts. 1904. Rose Hotel, Victoria and Wellington Sts. 1865. Old Police Station, Stephen and Wittenoom Sts. 1905.
One of the most unusual features of the state's entire south west are the mangroves which sit very close to the centre of Bunbury. The mangrove stand is quite large and is the only one you will find south of Shark Bay many miles to the north.
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TOP 25 BUNBURY Attractions (Things to Do & See)
Best places to visit in Bunbury - Western Australia, a port city 109 mile from Perth. All about things to do in Bunbury tourist attractions explained here. Bunbury known for Koombana Bay with its bottlenose dolphins that sometimes swim close to the beach. There also some popular beaches in Bunbury such as Back Beach, Hungry Hollow Beach, Leschenault Inlet, Dalyellup Beach, etc.
Others tourist attractions in Bunbury is Bunbury Farmers Market, Bunbury Wildlife Park, Marston Hill Lookout Tower, Bunbury Lighthouse Lookout, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Mangrove Boardwalk, Bunbury Museum Heritage Centre, Wyalup-Rocky Point, Manea Park, St Patrick's Cathedral, Big Swamp Walk, King Cottage Museum, Wardandi Memorial Park, Revolution Public Artwork, Boulters Heights, St Mark's Anglican Church, The Rink, etc.
For all complete things to do list in all beautiful places or best beaches in Bunbury listed in this video on our channel Explore Australia.
A DAY IN THE BIG SWAMP BUNBURY WA
Bunbury, Western Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Population: 57,744 (Urban) [1] (27th)
• Density: 396/km² (1,025.6/sq mi)
[edit] History
The first registered sighting of Bunbury was by French explorer Captain Louis de Freycinet from his ship the Casuarina in 1803. He named the area Port Leschenault after the expedition's botanist, Leschenault de la Tour. The bay was named Geographe after another ship in the fleet.
In 1829, Dr Alexander Collie and Lieutenant Preston explored the area of Bunbury on land. Later Lieutenant Governor Sir James Stirling visited the area and a military post was established. The area was renamed Bunbury by the Governor in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St. Pierre Bunbury (1812-75), who developed the very difficult inland route from Pinjarra to Bunbury.[2]
[edit] Rail transport
See also: Wollaston, Western Australia#Transport
The Pinjarra to Picton Junction railway line was completed in 1893, connecting Bunbury to Perth, and also to the coal and mineral deposits and agricultural areas to the north and east. The famous railway roundhouse and marshalling yards located at what is now Bunbury Centrepoint shopping centre were a vital service centre for the steam engines of the day. The train station served as the terminal for the longest lasting named service in Western Australia - the Australind passenger train between Perth, transporting its first passengers on 24 November 1947 and connecting to a newly established bus network distributing passengers all over the South West.
By 1983, the railway into the city (closely following Blair Street's alignment) was considered an eyesore by the local council and developers, who wished to take advantage of the newly elected Burke Labor government's pledges to make Bunbury an alternative city to Perth.[citation needed] A new station was constructed at Wollaston 4 km to the southeast, and the last train to use the old station departed Bunbury on 28 May 1985 with the new terminal commencing operations the following day. The railway land was then sold and Blair Street realigned. The Australind passenger service was then substantially upgraded in 1987.
At present there are two departures and two arrivals at Wollaston every day of the week. The former train station is now the Bunbury Visitor Centre and is the main bus station for Bunbury City Transit services. It is also a stop for Transwa and South West Coach Lines bus services.
[edit] Bunbury Historical Society's King Cottage Museum
King Cottage was built around 1880 by Henry King was owned by his family until 1923 when it was sold to the Carlson family. In 1966 it was purchased by the City of Bunbury and subsequently leased to the Bunbury Historical Society. The rooms of the cottage are furnished to fit the period from 1880s to the 1920s. The artifacts displayed are part of the Society's collection reflecting the way of life for a family in Bunbury during that period. [3]
King Cottage: A Place to Visit
A historic photographic celebration of working class Bunbury families like the Kings.
BUNBURY WA WESTERN AUSTRALIA PART II OF II PARTS
The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after Mandurah and Perth the state capital. It is situated 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of Perth's central business district (CBD). The port services the farming and timber industries of the south west originally connect via an extensive rail network.
Bunbury is situated 175 kilometres south of Perth, near the mouth of the Collie River at the southern end of the Leschenault Inlet, which opens to Koombana Bay and the larger Geographe Bay which extends southwards to Cape Naturaliste.
[edit] History
The first registered sighting of Bunbury was by French explorer Captain Louis de Freycinet from his ship the Casuarina in 1803. He named the area Port Leschenault after the expedition's botanist, Leschenault de la Tour. The bay was named Geographe after another ship in the fleet.
In 1829, Dr Alexander Collie and Lieutenant Preston explored the area of Bunbury on land. Later Lieutenant Governor Sir James Stirling visited the area and a military post was established. The area was renamed Bunbury by the Governor in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St. Pierre Bunbury (1812-75), who developed the very difficult inland route from Pinjarra to Bunbury.[2]
[edit] Rail transport
See also: Wollaston, Western Australia#Transport
The Pinjarra to Picton Junction railway line was completed in 1893, connecting Bunbury to Perth, and also to the coal and mineral deposits and agricultural areas to the north and east. The famous railway roundhouse and marshalling yards located at what is now Bunbury Centrepoint shopping centre were a vital service centre for the steam engines of the day. The train station served as the terminal for the longest lasting named service in Western Australia - the Australind passenger train between Perth, transporting its first passengers on 24 November 1947 and connecting to a newly established bus network distributing passengers all over the South West.
By 1983, the railway into the city (closely following Blair Street's alignment) was considered an eyesore by the local council and developers, who wished to take advantage of the newly elected Burke Labor government's pledges to make Bunbury an alternative city to Perth.[citation needed] A new station was constructed at Wollaston 4 km to the southeast, and the last train to use the old station departed Bunbury on 28 May 1985 with the new terminal commencing operations the following day. The railway land was then sold and Blair Street realigned. The Australind passenger service was then substantially upgraded in 1987.
At present there are two departures and two arrivals at Wollaston every day of the week. The former train station is now the Bunbury Visitor Centre and is the main bus station for Bunbury City Transit services. It is also a stop for Transwa and South West Coach Lines bus services.
The local government of the City of Bunbury has a population of 32,499. Bunbury has sister-city relationships with Setagaya, Japan, and Jiaxing, China. In 2007 Bunbury was recognised as Australia's fastest growing city for 2005/06 period by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).[6][7] Bunbury's climate is similar to that of Western Australia's capital Perth.
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Bunbury's lighthouse and Marlston Hill's lookout tower
Location: Western Australia
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Range: nautical miles
The Bunbury Tower, often called the Milk Carton for its distinctive shape and blue-and-white colours, is the major feature of the city centre's skyline. It was built in 1983 by businessman Alan Bond. Also prominent are the old lighthouse and lookout tower in the Marlston Hill district, which has been a focus of the city's cultural and commercial growth since the late 1990s.
Bunbury is the home of the Golden West Network, a regional television network broadcasting to the state of Western Australia. GWN had its origins in Bunbury as Channel 3 in the late 1960s, and then purchased other stations from Kalgoorlie and Geraldton, as well as launching a satellite service in 1986 to form the current network. Bunbury houses the network headquarters and production facilities, with the Channel 3 transmitter located at Mt Lennard approximately 25 km to the east.
Regional television station WIN can also be received in Bunbury. WIN Television maintains an office and news bureau, however the station itself is not based there.
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GERALDTON MUSEUM PART 1 OF 2 WA WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Caravan Trip 2007ldton is a city and port in Western Australia located 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of Perth. According to the 2001 census, Geraldton has a population of 29,996, making it the fifth-largest city in Western Australia. Today the city is an important centre for mining, fishing, wheat, sheep and tourism. History Though many European maritime explorers encountered or were even wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos islands 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Geraldton in the 17th and 18th centuries, there seems to be no evidence that any made landfall near the site of the current town. The first European to explore the area was George Grey in 1839. A decade later the explorer Augustus Gregory travelled through the area. He discovered lead on the Murchison River and the mine which was subsequently established was named Geraldine after the Governor Charles Fitzgerald. The town of Geraldton was gazetted in 1850. [edit] Attractions The construction of the St Francis Xavier Catholic Cathedral started in 1916 but was not completed until 1938. The cathedral was designed by Monsignor John Hawes who was both an architect and a priest. The lighthouse located on Point Moore was recently repainted and established as another cultural attraction of Geraldton. Geraldton's public high school, John Willcock College is famous for having been attended by Ernie Dingo. Also recently the school became the first in Australia to have a laptop programme with all students being provided with Apple Notebook Computers for study purposes. Memorial to HMAS SydneyHMAS Sydney was lost off the coast north west of Geraldton and there is a memorial overlooking the city. After years of searching, the wreck of HMAS Sydney was discovered north of Geraldton, 150 kilometres (81 nmi) from Shark Bay on March 16, 2008. A popular past time of Geraldton Locals is surfing. The Geraldton Boardriders Association runs surf events throughout the year and Surf2skool, Geraldton's only surf school offers developing surfers lessons, trips and coaching. Popular surf spots include Flat Rocks, Back Beach, Greenough, Glenfield, and Sunset Beach. Geraldton is also an internationally renowned windsurfing location.«
City of Bunbury Leisure and Lifestyle
One of a series of videos produced by GEO Media Interactive for the City of Bunbury. This video focuses on some of the Lifestyle and leisure activities available in the City of Bunbury.
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The Peregrinator: Western Australian Museum
If you've watched my previous videos, you know that I love museums! There's just something about museums that excites me. Looking at 19th Century paintings or objects from the Renaissance and imagining what life would be like during those times create a sort of incandescent joy within me. So when I was at Perth, I decided to visit the Western Australian Museum. There was an exhibition about wedding dresses and it was pretty amazing :)
First shipwreck Dive - Lena Bunbury - Perth 26/01/2018
These are the video highlights of my two dives on the Lena wreck off the Bunbury coast on 26/01/2018 with Bucket List Diver. The wreck sits in 17m of water off Bunbury coast (Perth) and acts as an artificial reef for many fish including three Wobbegong carpet sharks which you can see in the video. It was quite hard editing over 2hours of footage into 8minutes, but I managed to get the best bits.
This dive site had the most fish I have ever seen. If you know all the varieties please comment.
The Lena was a Russian built, fishing boat which was confiscated for illegal fishing after the longest ship-chase in history and was towed over 4000kms back to Fremantle. Bunbury won a bid for use of the boat to make create an artificial dive site. The sinking can be seen here:
I highly recommend this dive site!
1987 VAN SHOW - Bunbury, Western Australia
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Discovery Parks - Whyalla Foreshore
Discovery Parks -- Whyalla (formerly Whyalla Foreshore Caravan Park) on the South Australian Eyre Peninsula is set on the Spencer Gulf foreshore. Midway between Adelaide and Streaky Bay, Whyalla is on the premier fishing route along the East Coast Eyre Peninsula, with Port Augusta an hour away and Port Lincoln just over 3 hours away. Beyond the coast, Whyalla is the gateway to the Outback within easy reach of Quorn and Hawker, with the major regional centre of Mount Gambier a 5 and a half hour drive away.
Now South Australia's third largest city, Whyalla was originally established as a port to ship iron ore extracted from the nearby Middleback Ranges. Boasting a rich mining and steel making history, a range of daily tours are available for the whole family including the OneSteel Steelworks Tour and the Whyalla Maritime Museum, which features the land-locked 'HMAS Whyalla' -- the first modern warship build in South Australia in 1941.
The region is widely regarded for its natural beauty and excellent fishing. The Whyalla Conservation Park with its famed Wild Dog Hill is a popular picnic and hiking spot, while the annual migration of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish remains a major draw card for avid divers.
Many consider Whyalla to be Australia's Best Red Snapper fishing ground, with fish caught in excess of15kg. Marek's Reef and the Whyalla and Point Lowly ramps are popular spots for snapper, with King George Whiting found near Cowled's Landing and the Eight Mile Creek fishing and sand patches. The Whyalla jetty offers anglers a good chance at landing tommy ruff, garfish, squid, blue swimmer crabs and some species of whiting.
Discovery Parks -- Whyalla offers a range of accommodation from lawn-covered camp and caravan sites with power, water and in most cases, sullage - through to a wide range of cabins to suit all travellers.
Our range of 4 Star self-contained cabins provide sleeping for 4 to 6 and come complete with full kitchen including dishwasher, TV/DVD, split system air-conditioning and covered veranda.
For larger families, our 4 Star Deluxe Cabin features 3 bedrooms with sleeping for 7 and features a large TV, separate living and dining, plus separate toilet.
Our 3 Star Standard and Economy Cabins provide sleeping for 5 and feature kitchenette, reverse cycle air-conditioning, while our Economy Fisherman Cabins are ideal for a 'back to basics' fishing expedition with easy access to the nearby amenities block.
With a jumping pillow, playground, kiosk, boat ramp and just minutes from the beautiful Ada Ryan Gardens, Discovery Parks -- Whyalla is the ideal family or fishing holiday destination.
Bunbury's historic hotels 1
Bunbury's historic pub scene has undergone a multi-million dollar transformation, with three of the city's oldest hotels undertaking significant renovations.
“SIN, SAND, SORROW, SICKNESS AND SHILLING DRINKS”: Stories from the Western Australian Gold Rush
Ann Delroy, Head of History Department
Explore some of the colourful stories of life following the gold strike at Kalgoorlie in 1893. How did people get to the 'fields? What did they live in? Where did their water come from? How did they pan for gold in waterless country?
Bunbury Holden (26th Birthday) - FIREY Productions
Bunbury Holden is celebrating its 26th Birthday and a lot has changed since the last. Check out the TVC delivered by FIREY Productions from concept to completion.
Day 23 - WA - Exploring Bunbury
Day 23 I wandered around Bunbury in search of the pretty.
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The Factory HD
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This is a short project that was shot in 2 days about abandoned factories in Philadelphia. Created by Sherod Smallman. Produced, shot, and edited by Beaufort Jenkins on the 550d.
Choose Respect Bunbury- Rally 4 Respect
The Rally 4 Respect was held on March 26th at Anzac Park. Hundreds of people got together for a great cause and to make a difference in our community.
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