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Forest Grove, Western Australia

Forest Grove
Forest Grove is located in Western Australia
Forest Grove
Forest Grove
Map
Interactive map of Forest Grove
Coordinates: 34°4′21″S 115°6′24″E / 34.07250°S 115.10667°E / -34.07250; 115.10667
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total253 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode
6286

Forest Grove is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.[2][3]

Forest Grove had a school named Nuralingup, which opened as part of the Group Settlement Scheme in 1923, with future premier John Tonkin as the first head teacher.[a] During the 1930s there was an organisation known as the Forest Grove and Districts Agricultural Society.[5] The school was renamed to Forest Grove in 1928 and closed in 1962.[6]

Notes

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  1. ↑ It was also known as Group 74 school.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forest Grove (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Forest Grove School". Western Mail. Vol. 51, no. 2, 644. Western Australia. 22 October 1936. p. 44. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Forest Grove". The West Australian. Vol. 51, no. 15, 402. Western Australia. 4 November 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Group Settlement Gardens". Margaret River Independent School. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2024.