Cosmo Newberry, Western Australia

Cosmo Newberry
Western Australia
Cosmo Newberry
Coordinates 27°59′S 122°53′E / 27.99°S 122.89°E / -27.99; 122.89Coordinates: 27°59′S 122°53′E / 27.99°S 122.89°E / -27.99; 122.89
Population 51 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1920
Postcode(s) 6440
Elevation 507 m (1,663 ft)
Location
  • 1,036 km (644 mi) East of Perth
  • 85 km (53 mi) North East of Laverton
LGA(s) Shire of Laverton
State electorate(s) Kalgoorlie
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

Cosmo Newberry or Yilka is a small Indigenous Australian community in Western Australia located 1,036 kilometres (644 mi) east of Perth between Laverton and Warburton in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Cosmo Newbery had a population of 51.[1]

History

The town is named after James Cosmo Newberry[2] who was an industrial chemist noted for his work on improving the chlorination method of gold extraction.[3]

The area was originally leased by two returned soldiers as a cattle station then as a penal colony for a short time then later became a government ration depot. The town was first settled in 1920.[4] By 1953 the Uniting Church set up a mission but eventually, in 1976, gave the land back to the Aboriginal people living in the area at that time. The town operated for 11 years and was then abandoned for 4 years. In 1989 four families moved back into the town who were quickly followed by others. The town now has a health clinic, school, a hall, windmills, communication centre, fuel station and shop.

The town is one of the stops, operating a roadhouse along the Great Central Road that tracks through the Great Victoria Desert and eventually connects with the Gunbarrel Highway.[5]

Native Title

The community is covered by the Registered Yilka Native Title claim (WC08/5).

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Cosmo Newberry Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 31 January 1991.

The town planning of the town will follow the Cosmo Newberry Layout Plan No. 1 which has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No. 1 was endorsed by the community on 19 May 2000 and by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 1 August 2001.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cosmo Newberry (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. "About Cosmo Newberry". 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Australian Dictionary of BiographyCosmo Newberry". 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  4. "ExplorOz Cosmo Newberry". 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  5. "NRMA Great Central Road". 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.

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