TAMBELLUP
Latitude 34° 03' S Longitude 117° 38' E
The townsite of Tambellup is located in the Great Southern Agricultural region, 317 km south east of Perth and 23 km south of Broomehill. The area around Tambellup was first settled by pastoralists in the late 1840's, and in 1849 the Surveyor General, John Septimus Roe, when passing through the area, referred to Morrison's south west station at "Tambul-yillup". The area was later settled by the Norrish family, and the spelling commonly used for the place then was "Tambellelup". When the Great Southern Railway was opened in 1889 a station was established at Tambellup, and it appears that the shortened version of the name was created by the railway, as the timetable in 1889 uses the Tambellup spelling. Tambellup was gazetted a townsite in 1899. The meaning of this Aboriginal name is not known, although one source gives it as "place of thunder"(from Toombellanup).
TAMMIN
Latitude 31° 39' S Longitude 117° 29' E
The townsite of Tammin is located in the central agricultural region, 179 km east of Perth and midway between the towns of Cunderdin and Kellerberrin on the Great Eastern Highway. The railway to Southern Cross was constructed through here in 1894-95, and Tammin was one of the original stations when the line opened in 1895. As the surrounding area developed for agriculture,there was sufficient demand for land in the area for the government to declare a townsite, and Tammin townsite was gazetted in 1899. Tammin is an Aboriginal name derived from the nearby Tammin Rock, a name first recorded by the explorer C C Hunt in 1864. The rock possibly derives its name from the "Tammar", the Aboriginal name of the "Black Gloved Wallaby" which was once found in this area. Another source records it as possibly meaning "a grandmother or a grandfather".
TAMPA
Latitude 29° 13' S Longitude 121° 27' E
Tampais an abandoned goldfields townsite located 805 km east north east of Perth and about 55 km south of Leonora. Gold was discovered in the Tampa area in the late 1890's, and by 1896 there was enough demand for land for the government to survey a townsite. Following survey the townsite of Tampa was gazetted in 1897. Little is known about the reason why this name was chosen for the townsite, but it may be derived from the city of Tampa in Florida, USA. The nearest townsite to Tampa is Niagara, also an American name. Tampa USA is an Indian name recorded by the Spanish from before 1600, and believed derived from the Indian word itimpi, meaning "near it".
TARDUN
Latitude 28° 47' S Longitude 115° 45' E
Tardun is a townsite in the northern agricultural region, 427 km north of Perth and 41 km south east of Mullewa. When the route of the Mullewa-Wongan Hills Railway was determined in 1913 the District Surveyor for the region advised that the site of the proposed siding at 61 miles 52 chains from Wongan Hills was a suitable for a townsite. He proposed it be named Undanooka after the Aboriginal name of a nearby well. Undatarra, after a nearby spring, was selected as the name of the proposed siding, and when the townsite was gazetted in 1913 it also was named Undatarra. In 1925 the Secretary for Railways advised that the name of Undatarra was too similar to another siding, Utakarra, and the name Tardun was suggested as an alternative. No origin was given for the name, although it may be a rearrangement of some of the letters in Undatarra. The local Road Board suggested Undanooka,but this was regarded as too close to Yandanooka, and the siding and townsite were changed to Tardun in 1925. There was no development at Tardun before 1927 when the first lots in the townsite were surveyed.
TENINDEWA
Latitude 28° 37' S Longitude 115° 22' E
The townsite of Tenindewa is located in the northern agricultural region, 464 km north of Perth and 15 km west south west of Mullewa. A railway line from geraldton to Mullewa was constructed in 1894, and passed the location of this townsite. However, it was 1908 before a station was opened here, the name "55 Mile Siding" being first used for the feature. This was changed to Kockatea after the Aboriginal name of a nearby gully in September 1908, and almost a year later was changed again, this time to Tenindewa. The townsite of Tenindewa was gazetted in 1913. Tenindewa is an Aboriginal name of unknown origin.
TENTERDEN
Latitude 34° 22' S Longitude 117° 34' E
The townsite of Tenterden is located in the great southern agricultural region, 328 km south east of Perth and 11 km south of Cranbrook. It is located on the Great Southern Railway, and although not one of the original sidings when the line was opened in 1889, a siding had been established here by 1891. Also in 1891 the government opened up agricultural land adjacent to the siding, by declaring the Tenterden Agricultural Area, and in 1893 part of this land was gazetted as the townsite of Tenterden. Both Tenterden and nearby Cranbrook are named after towns of the same name in Kent, England. They are believed to have been named by Mr J A Wright, who was manager of the Western Australian Land Company which built the railway. Mr Wright was educated at Queen Elizabeth School in Cranbrook.
THREE SPRINGS
Latitude 29° 32' S Longitude 115° 46' E
The townsite of Three Springs is located in the northern agricultural region, 316 km north of Perth and 23 km north west of Carnamah. Land in this region was taken up for pastoral leasing in the 1860's, but it was the construction of the Midland Railway through the area that opened it up. When this section of the railway was opened in 1895, Three Springs was one of the new stations on the line. The Midland railway Company was granted the land on the eastern side of the railway, but land on the western side remained in government hands. Demand from settlers resulted in the government opening up land, and the Kadathinni Agricultural Area was declared in 1905. In 1907 the government decided to declare a townsite adjacent to the Three Springs Station, and following the survey of lots, Kadathinni townsite was gazetted in 1908. It was also intended to change the name of the station when the townsite was named, but this was overlooked, and it remained Three Springs. The townsite was also locally known as Three Springs, and in 1946 Kadathinni was changed to Three Springs to conform with local usage.
Three Springs derives its name from nearby springs of this name, first recorded in the 1870's. The name is descriptive.
TINCURRIN
Latitude 32° 59' S Longitude 117° 46' E
In 1911 the government decided to construct a railway line from Yillimining to Kondinin, the proposed route for the line passing through the Tincurrin area. When the site for a siding in this area was selected the Aboriginal names suggested by the district surveyor were "Kwonyonding" with Tinkurring as alternative. The name Tinkurrin was approved for the siding in 1914. Land near the siding was set aside for a future townsite in 1915, and in 1922 the townsite of Tincurrin was gazetted. Tincurrin is an Aboriginal name derived from the nearby Tincurring Spring, first recorded by a surveyor in 1892. The meaning of the name is unknown.
TOM PRICE
Latitude 22° 42' S Longitude 117° 48' E
Tom Price is an iron mining town in the Pilbara region, 1458 km north north east of Perth and 89 km north of Paraburdoo. Following the discovery and development of the iron mining industry in this area in the 1960's, a private townsite named Tom Price was established by Rio Tinto Southern Pty Ltd. It was officially named Tom Price Townsite in 1967, but was not a gazetted townsite until 1985. The townsite derives its name from Mount Tom Price, a mountain in the Hamersley Range named in 1962. The name Mount Tom Price was proposed by Rio Tinto Southern Pty Ltd after the late Mr Tom Price, a colleague of theirs who was involved in iron ore negotiations with the Premier of Western Australia in 1961. Mr Price was highly regarded and played an important role in the eraly development of the iron mining industry in the Pilbara.
TONEBRIDGE
Latitude 34° 14' S Longitude 116° 42' E
The townsite of Tonebridge is located in the south west agricultural region 330 km south south east of Perth and 61 km south east of Boyup Brook. It is a descriptive name, derived from its location adjacent to the bridge where the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road crosses the Tone River. The Tone River was named by the explorer Lieutenant Crossman in 1853, probably after Tone in Somerset, England, which is a small river which rises in the hills to the west of Taunton, a corruption of Tone Town. The townsite was gazetted in 1961.
TOODYAY
Latitude 31° 33' S Longitude 116° 28' E
The townsite of Toodyay is located on the Avon River in the central agricultural region, 86 km north east of Perth and 26 km north west of Northam. It is one of the earliest inland towns in the state, and was surveyed in 1833 following the settlement of the Avon region. However, the townsite's location on the Avon was subject to flooding, and in 1860 an alternative site about 5 km higher up the Avon was gazetted as a townsite and named Newcastle (probably named after the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State 1853). The focus of development in the area then became Newcastle.
In 1909 the Prime Minister wrote to the state government requesting consideration be given to changing the name of Newcastle because of duplication with Newcastle in New South Wales. The Prime Minister suggested the name Toodyay be considered. The Newcastle Municipality at first opposed the change, but following a referendum of residents the name change to Toodyay was supported. The change was gazetted in May 1910, and at the same time the Toodyay townsite was renamed West Toodyay. Toodyay is an Aboriginal name of uncertain meaning. In 1836 the name was referred to as "Duidgee", and some references refer to it as possibly named after the Aboriginal Toodyeep who was the wife of the Coondebung who accompanied Moore & Dale in exploring the area in 1831.
TOOLIBIN
Latitude 32° 57' S Longitude 117° 37' E
The townsite of Toolibin is located in the great southern agricultural region, 236 km south east of Perth and 44 km east of Narrogin. In 1911 the government decided to construct a railway line from Yillimining to Kondinin, the proposed route for the line passing just to the south of Toolibin Lake. Toolibin was selected as the name of the siding nearest the lake in 1913. In 1912 the farmers in the area petitioned the government to also declare a townsite at Toolibin, and after inspection of the site and survey of lots a townsite was gazetted in May 1914. Toolibin is an Aboriginal name, derived from the name of the nearby lake. The lake name was first recorded by a surveyor in 1892.
TORBAY
Latitude 35° 01' S Longitude 117° 38' E
The townsite of Torbay is located in the great southern agricultural region, not far from the south coast 430 km south south east of Perth and 20 km west of Albany. In 1889 a railway line was constructed through this area by Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Ltd to transport timber from sawmills in the Torbay area, one of the stations on the line being named Torbay. Millars also held the land around the railway, and in 1899 when the good timber had been removed the land was acquired by the government. It was subdivided and released for agriculture 1900, but land near the old station was reserved for future subdivision as a townsite. This area was gazetted as the townsite of Torbay in 1910.
Torbay derives its name from the Bay of the same name located on the coast just south of the townsite. The bay was named in 1831 by Governor Stirling whilst exploring the area with Surveyor General Roe. It is most likely named after Tor Bay on the coast of Devon, England. A Tor is an isolated mass of rock, usually granite.
TRAFALGAR
Latitude 30° 47' S Longitude 121° 31' E
The townsite of Trafalgar is located in the goldfields region, 598 km east north east of Perth and 3 km east of Boulder. As demand for land increased in the Kalgoorlie area in the late 1890's, the government set aside an area named the "Lake View Suburban Area", this name being gazetted in 1899. In August 1899 the residents of the area met and formed the "Trafalgar Square Progress Committee", preferring this name to Lake View. In 1900 the name was shortened to Trafalgar Progress Committee, and in 1901 the Lake View Suburban Area was renamed Trafalgar Townsite. In 1904 it was changed back to Lake View, because there was another Trafalgar in Victoria. Local usage however remained Trafalgar, as did the railway station and post office, and in 1923 it was changed back to Trafalgar. The reason for the choice of name is not known, but it is obviously named after London's Trafalgar Square.
TRAYNING
Latitude 31° 07' S Longitude 117° 48' E
The townsite of Trayning is located in the central agricultural region, 236 km east north east of Perth and 44 km east of Wyalkatchem. When the Dowerin to Merredin railway was planned in 1910 Trayning was selected as the site for a siding. Land was set aside for a townsite to be named Trayning Siding in 1910, but when it was surveyed and gazetted in 1912 it was named Trayning. The townsite is named after Trayning Well, the Aboriginal name of a nearby water source located on an old road from Goomalling to the eastern goldfields. It was first recorded by a surveyor in 1892
TUCKANARRA
Latitude 27° 07' S Longitude 118° 05' E
The abandoned goldfields townsite of Tuckanarra is located in the Murchison Goldfield, 692 km north north east of Perth and 41 km north north east of Cue on the Great Northern Highway. Gold was discovered here by Boyle and Moore early in 1897, and for a time the place was known as Boyle's Find. In early 1898 the government proposed to erect a battery here, and the Tuckanarra Progress Committee requested a townsite be declared. After some debate about the exact location of the townsite, lots were surveyed in late 1898 and the townsite gazetted in February 1899. Tuckanarra is an Aboriginal name, first recorded for a nearby hill in 1889. One expert in seeking to derive a meaning for the name has suggested that the meaning for the Aboriginal word "dtuka"is the coolaman or wooden dish and "gnurra"is camp or mia mia. Therefore the probable meaning of this name is "camp of the wooden dish".
TUNNEY
Latitude 34° 07' S Longitude 117° 22' E
The townsite of Tunney is located on the Albany Highway in the great southern agricultural region, 295 km south south east of Perth and 27 km north west of Cranbrook. In 1909 Mr A J Aitcheson, a new settler, wrote on behalf of residents in the district seeking support for a school and other facilities, and the declaration of a townsite. After inspection of the area by the government land agent land was set aside for a townsite, at a place near Slab Hut Gully. The area was also locally known as Paul Valley, and the Aboriginal name of the area was Teulungup. Lots were surveyed in the townsite in 1910, and the name Tulungup was at first proposed, but was rejected by the Minister for Lands. The local residents unanimously supported it be named Tunney, after the oldest resident in the area, Mr J T Tunney, but the Minister was keen to use an Aboriginal name. From a selection of names in the district he chose Nymbupp, but there was strong local opposition to this name. Eventually local feeling prevailed, and the Minister for Lands agreed to the name being Tunney. The townsite was gazetted in 1912.
The name honours Mr James Tunney, the son of Sgt John Tunney, a former Enrolled Pensioner Guard who first settled in this district in the 1860's. James Tunney owned land around this townsite from the 1880's.
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