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Broomehill is a town on the Great Southern Highway between Katanning and Albany, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. == History == The town of Broomehill owes its creation to the Great Southern Railway, which was completed in 1889. The railway runs from Beverley to Albany. Broomehill is named after Sir Frederick Napier Broome (1842–96) who was then the Governor of Western Australia. The townsite was gazetted by the Western Australian Land Company in 1890, which was recognised by the state government in 1897.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Albany Gateway - Telling Tales about Broomehill ) 〕 A group of settlers from the now extinct town of Eticup moved to the present site of Broomehill to help establish a township after the construction of the railway was completed. These settlers included the Withams, the Walshes, and the Curnows. These three families worked hard to establish the early structures. In 1892, a Police Station and Post Office were also established. The population of the town was 72 (37 males and 35 females) in 1898. The official spelling of Broomehill was changed from two words to one in 1959. The Holland Track, a well known walking track, begins in Broomehill and ends in Coolgardie.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup - Holland Track )〕 The economy of the area is dependent on wheat and sheep farming although recently farmers have diversified into viticulture and aquaculture in the form of Barramundi farming.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup - - Tourist Sites )〕 The town is located 302 km southeast of Perth on the Great Southern Highway and is 20 km south of Katanning. The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Broomehill, Western Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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