Hester, Western Australia
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This article is about Hester, Western Australia. For the character Hester Prynne, see The Scarlet Letter.
| Hester Western Australia |
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| Established: | 1898 |
| Postcode: | 6254 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes |
| State District: | Warren-Blackwood |
| Federal Division: | Forrest |
Hester is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, 7km north of Bridgetown on the railway.
It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - H. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
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