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Mandurah
KNOWLEDGE OF Mandurah
The Nyoongar (or Bibbulmun) people, who inhabited the South West of Western Australia, named the area Mandjar ('meeting place'). After European settlement the name changed, possibly due to mispronunciation, to Mandurah.
In December 1829, Thomas Peel arrived in Western Australia from the United Kingdom with workmen, equipment and stores on the ship Gilmore. He had financed the trip in exchange for a grant of land in the Swan River Colony. Unfortunately for him, the contract stipulated that he was to arrive by no later than 1 November 1829 and, as such, his original land grant was forfeited. Undaunted, Peel built a small settlement named Clarence south of the Swan River colony at what is known today as Woodmans Point. Many problems with the settlement along with Peel's own ill-health led him to lead the remaining Clarence settlers to the area known today as Mandurah. Thomas Peel died in 1865 but Mandurah continued to grow, albeit very slowly, over the years.
On the 1 July 1961 Mandurah, an area previously administered by a succession of different state government authorities (the last being the Mandurah Road Board), became the Mandurah Shire. At a local level it was now governed by a council of elected members in accordance with the (Western Australian) Local Government Act. Rapid growth over the next 50 years saw Mandurah upgraded to town status on 1 July 1987 (the 'Town of Mandurah') and, eventually, city status on the 14 April 1990 (the 'City of Mandurah').
In December 1829, Thomas Peel arrived in Western Australia from the United Kingdom with workmen, equipment and stores on the ship Gilmore. He had financed the trip in exchange for a grant of land in the Swan River Colony. Unfortunately for him, the contract stipulated that he was to arrive by no later than 1 November 1829 and, as such, his original land grant was forfeited. Undaunted, Peel built a small settlement named Clarence south of the Swan River colony at what is known today as Woodmans Point. Many problems with the settlement along with Peel's own ill-health led him to lead the remaining Clarence settlers to the area known today as Mandurah. Thomas Peel died in 1865 but Mandurah continued to grow, albeit very slowly, over the years.
On the 1 July 1961 Mandurah, an area previously administered by a succession of different state government authorities (the last being the Mandurah Road Board), became the Mandurah Shire. At a local level it was now governed by a council of elected members in accordance with the (Western Australian) Local Government Act. Rapid growth over the next 50 years saw Mandurah upgraded to town status on 1 July 1987 (the 'Town of Mandurah') and, eventually, city status on the 14 April 1990 (the 'City of Mandurah').
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