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〕 | elevation= | latd =28 |latm =21 |lats =04 | longd =114 |longm =37 |longs =41 | maxtemp = 27.0 | mintemp = 12.7 | rainfall = 432.2 | stategov = Moore | fedgov = Durack | dist1 = 480 | dir1 = NW | location1= Perth | dist2 = 51 | dir2 = N | location2= Geraldton }} Northampton is a town north of Geraldton, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 868.〔 The town contains a National Trust building. The town lies on the North West Coastal Highway. Originally called The Mines, Northampton was gazetted in 1864 and named after the colony's Governor, John Hampton. The town was sited in the Nokanena Brook valley, between the hamlets around the two major copper mines in the area, the Wanerenooka and the Gwalla. It is the service town to the micronation, the Principality of Hutt River. The town is known for its many wildflowers. Cave paintings at the Bowes River turnoff show that the region has been inhabited by Indigenous Australians. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town has a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CBH receival sites )〕 == History == Lead ore was first found by explorer Pemberton Walcott, a member of A. C. Gregory's party, in 1848 in the bed of the Murchison River. By 1877, 4,000 tons of copper and lead were being produced each year. The town was left under water by flooding in 1900 following torrential rainfall. The bridge over Nokanena Brook was swamped with extensive damage resulting, in the highest water levels recorded in ten year. In 1936, 4,628 tons of lead were produced from the Northampton field followed by 6,163 tons in 1937. Most of this came from the Grand Junction mine which was closed in 1938. The Northampton State Battery opened in 1954 and operated for about 30 years leaving large amount of tailings stockpiled. Locals removed the waste to use in buildings and other construction works. The battery was demolished in 2010 with the examining tailings being sealed in a containment cell.〔 An investigation into lead contamination in the town commenced in 2013. The ''Northampton Lead Tailings Project'' aims to collect information on all land parcels around the town to determine extent of the distribution of lead tailings, which contain about 3% lead, in the area. 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「Northampton, Western Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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