Crossman, Western Australia
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| Crossman Western Australia |
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| Established: | 1920s |
| Postcode: | 6390 |
| Location: | 125 km SSE of Perth |
| LGA: | Shire of Boddington Shire of Wandering |
| State District: | Avon |
| Federal Division: | Pearce |
Crossman (; post code: 6308) is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 125 kilometres (78 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth along Albany Highway, and 12 kilometres (7½ mi) east of Boddington.
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[edit] Origin of the name
The name honours Lt William Crossman of the Royal Engineers, who arrived in Fremantle as a second lieutenant stationed in Perth in 1852, but was responsible for works in the Albany district and for roads in the area. In 1853, in company with surveyor A.C. Gregory, he examined and reported on various routes between Perth and Albany, and recommended that the then-current routes via York or Bunbury be replaced by a straight line between Kelmscott (now a Perth suburb near Armadale) and Albany. After serving as colonial magistrate, he returned to England in 1856 and later was promoted to captain and served as a British Member of Parliament for Portsmouth. The Crossman River, a 42km tributary of the Hotham River, was most likely named by A.C. Gregory in 1853.[1][2]
[edit] Present day
Crossman Village Roadhouse, a 24-hour roadhouse with takeaway and sit-down meals, operates on Albany Highway. Accommodation is available 2km away, and Crossman Wildflower Reserve, a year-round sanctuary for flora and fauna and home to a wide range of native orchids, and Woolpack Lavender Farm, which opened in January 2003 and showcases lavender varieties.
The roadhouse is a stop on the Transwa bus services to Albany (GS1) and Esperance (GE1).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of river names - C. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ^ Fremantle Prison (2002). Characters - William Crossman. Retrieved on October 15, 2006.
- ^ GS1 timetable (1 November 2006) and GE1 timetable (1 November 2006). Retrieved on 25 March 2007.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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