Gutha, Western Australia
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| Gutha Western Australia |
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 Gutha
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| Established: | 1914 |
| Postcode: | 6623 |
| Elevation: | 253 m (830 ft) |
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| LGA: | Shire of Morawa |
| State electorate: | Moore |
| Federal Division: | Durack |
Coordinates: 28°59′22″S 115°56′39″E / 28.9895°S 115.9443°E
Gutha is a townsite in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Morawa.
In 1913 it was decided to establish a train station there, on the Wongan Hills – Mullewa railway. The district surveyor suggested the name "Muthingutha", the Aboriginal name of a nearby rockhole. This was shortened to Gutha by the Lands Department, and Gutha siding was established in 1913. It was gazetted as a townsite in 1914.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
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