Greenough, Western Australia

Greenough is a historical town in Western Australia. It is located 400 km north of Perth and 24 km south of Geraldton on the Brand Highway. The historic buildings are managed by the company National Trust of Australia. Another tourist attraction are the trees that are inclined at 90 °, which is due to strong coastal winds.

History

1839 explored George Grey was the first region, which he named after the President of the Royal Geographical Society, George Bellas Greenough. Grey said the region would the " granary of Western Australia " are.

1851 Augustus Gregory surveyed 120 km ² of land, which later became known as Greenough Front Flats. This land was divided into each 8 to 12 acre parcels, the English settlers were asked to manage available. Within a few years, the region had been transformed into a thriving wheat with its 1,000 inhabitants. This developed into the city.

A series of natural disasters, starting with a bad hurricane in 1872, a great flood in 1888, resulted in the gradual decline in crop yields and the curses like leaving the city by its inhabitants. 1900, the majority of settlers had already left the region; the wheat fields had been converted to pasture. Many buildings were dilapidated. Through a tourism -based action in the 1980s, much of the building was renovated. On 16 February 1999, a solar eclipse could be observed in the region.