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Gwambygine is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of York and Beverley, and is on the banks of the Avon River. One of the first known settlers was Rev. J.B. Wittenoom who was granted land in the area in 1831 and named his property ''Gwambygine'' . This property was later purchased by the state government in 1901 and sub-divided into blocks called ''Gwambygine Estate''. Some of the land along the Avon was developed as a townsite which was gazetted in 1902. A railway siding known as Hick's Siding was established adjacent to the town in 1902.〔 - Higham calls it simply HICKS, and claims 1895 opening and named after E.R. Hicks〕 The siding was named after J. Hicks who had leased the property in the 1860s. The siding was renamed Gwambygine in 1910. Gwambygine pool is also close to the town. It is one of the few permanent pools found along the Avon River and a park has been built next to the pool with a boardwalk, viewing tower, playgrounds, gas barbecues and other facilities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Avon Ascent )〕 The Gwambygine Homestead, the oldest homestead in Western Australia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gwambygine homestead restoration )〕 is close to the town. The homestead is being restored in 2011 by the National Trust of Australia. The homestead was initially built by the Wittenoom family in the 1830s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Function marks completion of homestead restoration )〕 The name of the town is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a nearby hill also known as Bald Hill. The meaning of the name is not known. ==References== 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「Gwambygine, Western Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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