Tonebridge, Western Australia
| Tonebridge Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°14′S116°43′E/ 34.23°S 116.71°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 20 (SAL2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6244 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 247.3 km2(95.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Boyup Brook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Tonebridgeis a rurallocalityand small town of theShire of Boyup Brookin theSouth Westregion of Western Australia.[2][3]
The Shire of Boyup Brook is located on the traditional land of theBibulman(also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5]andKaniyang(also spelled Kaneang) people,[6][7]both of theNoongarnation, with the locality of Tonebridge located on the land of the Kaniyang people.[8][9]
The town of Tonebridge was gazetted in 1961, with the town named after its location, a bridge of the Boyup Brook-Cranbrook Road over theTone River.[10]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Tonebridge (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"SLIP Map".maps.slip.wa.gov.au.Landgate.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^"NationalMap".nationalmap.gov.au.Geoscience Australia.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^"Pibelmen".www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au.University of Western Australia.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^"Pibelmen (WA)".www.samuseum.sa.gov.au.South Australian Museum.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^"Kaneang".www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au.University of Western Australia.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^"Kaneang (WA)".www.samuseum.sa.gov.au.South Australian Museum.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^"Map of Indigenous Australia".aiatsis.gov.au.Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^"History".www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au.Shire of Boyup Brook.Retrieved15 August2023.
- ^ "History of country town names – T".Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2022.Retrieved15 August2023.
