Northcliffe, Western Australia
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Northcliffe Western Australia |
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 Northcliffe
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| Coordinates | 34°37′S 116°07′E / 34.61°S 116.12°ECoordinates: 34°37′S 116°07′E / 34.61°S 116.12°E |
| Population | 412 (2006 census) |
| Established | 1923 |
| Postcode(s) | 6262 |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Manjimup |
| State electorate(s) | Blackwood-Stirling |
| Federal Division(s) | O'Connor |
Northcliffe is a town located in the lower South West region of Western Australia, about 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the town of Pemberton. At the 2006 census, Northcliffe had a population of 412.
It is largely surrounded by karri, marri and jarrah forest and is close to the Warren, D'Entrecasteaux and Shannon national parks. Primarily a farming area since Group Settlement, both logging and conservation interests are represented in Northcliffe.
The town was the centre of a Group Settlement Scheme in the 1920s, and was surveyed at the request of the Premier of Western Australia, James Mitchell in 1923. It became the terminus of the Bridgetown-Jarnadup railway, and was gazetted in May 1924. Mitchell named it after Lord Northcliffe, owner of The Times and the Daily Mail in London, and Director of Propaganda in the British government during World War I, who had died in 1922.
Contemporary community organisations in Northcliffe include Northcliffe Pioneer Museum, Northcliffe Streetscape, Northcliffe Community Resource Centre, Northcliffe Family and Community Centre, Northcliffe Arts Association, Southern Forest Arts, Northcliffe Workers Club, Northcliffe Recreation Association, Northcliffe Visitor Centre and Northcliffe Town Hall.
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