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History of River Names - L


The following information is a summary of the origins for river names in Western Australia. Please select the first letter of the river you wish to see.
Please note: The names of all river names are being added progressively to the database.

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LANDOR RIVER – the Landor River is a 36km long tributary of the Gascoyne River which it joins near Landor homestead. The name of the river was first recorded by surveyor H S Carey in 1882, and possibly honours E W Landor (1811-1878), Perth Barrister, Magistrate and author


LAURA RIVER – located in the east Kimberley region, the Laura River is a tributary of the Margaret, rising in the Baily range near Halls Creek and flowing for about 85km before joining the Margaret. The river was named by surveyor G R Turner, second-in-charge of the 1884 Kimberley Survey Expedition in 1884 whilst he was undertaking a traverse of the Margaret. It is possibly named after Laura Louise Forrest (1877-1960), then the 7 year old niece of Surveyor General John Forrest.

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