Brunswick Junction, Western Australia

Brunswick Junction is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, Australia.

Geography

Brunswick Junction is located on the South Western Highway between the towns of Bunbury and Harvey. The town has 797 inhabitants, of whom 12 % are of Italian descent.

History

Already in 1830, even before the founding of the city, John Septimus Roe named the river north of the later city " Brunswick River." Named is the river, and later the city, according to Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Brunswick- Lüneburg, called the "Black Duke ", was the first Governor of Western Australia, James Stirling under its command.

The first farm was built in 1842. A bridge over the " Brunswick River" was at Austerlind, a suburb of Bunbury, built to facilitate the settlers access to the city.

1893, after the completion of the Perth - Bunbury railway, the current urban area was uninhabited. The Brunswick Agricultural Society was organized and a school and a post office were opened. 1898 a branch was opened south of the river by Collie and built a railway station.

Today, Brunswick Junction is known primarily for its milk production. The Brunswick agricultural fair with up to 15,000 visitors one of the largest in Australia.