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The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the state capital, Perth, and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district (CBD). The port services the farming, mining and timber industries of the south west originally connected via an extensive rail network. ==History== The first registered sighting of Bunbury was by French explorer Captain Louis de Freycinet from his ship the ''Casuarina'' in 1803. He named the area Port Leschenault after the expedition's botanist, Leschenault de La Tour. The bay was named ''Geographe'' after another ship in the fleet. In 1829, Dr Alexander Collie and Lieutenant Preston explored the area of Bunbury on land. Then in 1830 Lieutenant Governor Sir James Stirling visited the area and a military post was established under the command of Lieutenant McLeod, but it only lasted six months. The area was renamed Bunbury by the Governor in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St Pierre Bunbury, who developed the very difficult inland route from Pinjarra to Bunbury.〔Reed, A. W. (1973) ''Place Names of Australia'', p. 48 Sydney, NSW: A. H. & A. W. Reed, ISBN 0-589-07115-7〕〔 〕 Bunbury township was mentioned in the Government Gazette in 1839, but lots in the town were not surveyed until 1841. In March 1841 lots were declared open for selection.〔 The population of the town was 2,970 (1,700 males and 1,270 females) in 1898. 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「Bunbury, Western Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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