Mingenew, Western Australia
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Mingenew is a town in
History
Mingenew was named after Mingenew Spring, an
Agriculture
Today, the town's economy is based on the
Mingenew is known as The Grain Centre. The Mingenew grain facility (CBH,
Attractions
Wildflowers
Mingenew has many spectacular displays of wildflowers between late July and early October. Varieties include everlastings, hakeas, banksias and grevilleas.[7] Mingenew's floral emblem is the bird beak hakea (Hakea orthorrhyncha).
Coalseam Conservation Park
Located 33 km north east of Mingenew, the Coalseam Conservation Park is a renowned site for its carpets of native pink and white everlastings (Rhodanthe chlorocephala ss. rosea[8]) and yellow pom pom (Cephalipterum drummondii[9]) wildflowers. The area was named the Coalseam after the Gregory brothers discovered coal exposed within the sedimentary layers of the banks of the Irwin River in 1846. This marked the first discovery of coal in Western Australia, however, after a number of shafts were dug, only narrow seams of poor quality coal were found, so the site was abandoned. The park is now a popular picnic place, where remnants of its mining history are still present. Also present are many marine fossils embedded in the riverbank and the magnificent limestone cliffs from the Permian Ice Age, 250 million years ago – the oldest geological era.[10]
Sports clubs
Sport is an integral part of the fabric to the community of Mingenew.
- Mingenew Football Club
- Mingenew Hockey Club
- Mingenew Netball Club
- Mingenew Tennis Club
- Mingenew Cricket Club
- Mingenew Turf Club[11]
- Mingenew Karate Club
- Mingenew Bowls Club
- Mingenew Golf Club
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mingenew (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ a b c d "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ Shire of Mingenew [1] 15 January 2011
- ^ "Mingenew". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Western Australia's Wildflower Country Mingenew". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Western Australia's Wildflower Country Mingenew
- ^ "Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. Rosea (Hook.) Paul G.Wilson: FloraBase: Flora of Western Australia". Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Cephalipterum drummondii A.Gray: FloraBase: Flora of Western Australia". Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Department of Environmental Conservation, Coalseam Conservation Park [2]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
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Further reading
- Mingenew Historical Society (1988). Mingenew, 1846–1986. Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press. ISBN 0859051099.