Buckingham is a rural locality of the Shire of Collie in the South West region of Western Australia. At the south-western edge of the locality, south of the Coalfields Highway, it borders the large coal mines of the Collie area while the remainder of the locality is predominantly forested.[2][3]
| Buckingham Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Panorama of the Premier coal mine from the Coalfields mine lookout | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°21′S 116°20′E / 33.35°S 116.34°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6225 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Collie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Buckingham and the north-eastern part of the Shire of Collie are located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people[4][5] of the Noongar nation.[6]
The locality is home to eight heritage-listed locations, among them the former Buckingham Mill, the Muja Open Cut coal mine, the Buckingham Memorial Church and the Buckingham Family Residence.[7] The former mill and the Buckingham Family Residence date back to 1911, both belonging to the brothers Ernest and James Buckingham, who settled in the area that year.[8]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buckingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Buckingham: Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Buckingham Residence". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
