Byford, Western Australia
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| Byford Perth, Western Australia |
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| Postcode: | 6122 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale | ||||||||||||
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Byford, a suburb on the south eastern edge of Perth, was first gazetted as the townsite of Beenup in 1906. This was previously the name of the railway siding there and was a corruption of the Aboriginal name of nearby Beenyup Brook. In 1919 the "Beenup Progress Association" requested that the name be changed to "Lynwood" but this was refused because of duplication in Queensland. Early in 1920 a further request for a name change was made, this time expressing a preference for "Byford". The name change was gazetted in 1920, and it is believed to be descriptive.[1]
Byford also serves as a stop on the Australind train from Perth to Bunbury.
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - B. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
| Preceding station | Transwa Trains network | Following station | ||
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towards Perth
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Australind |
towards Bunbury
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| Towns and suburbs of the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale | |
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Byford | Cardup | Darling Downs | Hopeland | Jarrahdale | Karrakup | Keysbrook | Mardella | Mundijong | Oakford | Oldbury | Serpentine | Whitby |
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