North Bannister, Western Australia

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North Bannister
Western Australia
Postcode: 6390
Location: 88 km SSE of Perth
LGA: Shire of Wandering
State District: Avon
Federal Division: Pearce

North Bannister (32°33′S 116°25′E; post code: 6390) is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 88 kilometres (55 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth along Albany Highway between Armadale and Williams.

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[edit] Origin of the name

The name honours Captain Thomas Bannister who discovered the nearby Bannister River, a tributary of the Hotham River, in 1830 while leading the first overland expedition from Perth to King George Sound (now Albany). The name was applied to the river in 1832 by Surveyor-General John Septimus Roe.[1]

[edit] Present day

North Bannister Roadhouse, a roadhouse with takeaway and sit-down meals, operates on Albany Highway.

The roadhouse is a stop on the Transwa bus services to Albany (GS1) and Esperance (GE1).[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of river names - B. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
  2. ^ GS1 timetable (1 November 2006) and GE1 timetable (1 November 2006). Retrieved on 25 March 2007.

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Coordinates: -32.558° 116.428°