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 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 27 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6225 | ||||||||||||
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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.[3][4]
Buckingham is located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buckingham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.