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in 1890, which was recognised by the state government in 1897. A group of settlers from the now extinct town of Eticup moved to the present site of
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616:. Vol. VI, no. 287. Western Australia. 13 June 1891. p. 27
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The town of Broomehill (originally Broome Hill) owes its creation to the
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757:. Vol. 4, no. 192. Western Australia. 19 July 1905. p. 3
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was discovered by the station master around Broomehill in 1889.
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1526:Grain receival points of Western Australia
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437:"Broomehill Village (suburb and locality)"
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890:"CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details"
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310:to Albany. Broomehill is named after
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1065:Cities, towns and localities in the
240:Broomehill Post Office building 2018
777:"Football. Katanning v. Broomehill"
639:"History of country town names – B"
472:"Broomehill (suburb and locality)"
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670:The Inquirer and Commercial News
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501:The Inquirer and Commercial News
391:and aquaculture (in the form of
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330:Western Australian Land Company
248:Sheridan's memorial garden 2018
383:farming with the town being a
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379:The main industry in town is
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1002:. Goldfields Tourism Network
346:Commercial Bank of Australia
312:Sir Frederick Napier Broome
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808:. Ballarat. p. 41.
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1174:Collingwood Heights
1000:"The Holland Track"
862:"Advance Katanning"
698:The West Australian
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1108:Jerramungup
1103:Gnowangerup
1006:26 December
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389:viticulture
147:Postcode(s)
138:Established
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98:117°38′02″E
85:Coordinates
1510:Categories
1480:Torndirrup
1460:Porongurup
1415:Lower King
1400:King River
1345:Broomehill
1340:Bremer Bay
1330:Bow Bridge
1069:region of
419:References
409:Coolgardie
395:farming).
393:barramundi
282:region of
264:Broomehill
123:Population
95:33°50′42″S
68:Broomehill
25:Broomehill
1495:Wellstead
1470:Tenterden
1420:Manypeaks
1310:Big Grove
1184:Emu Point
1133:Tambellup
1113:Katanning
1093:Cranbrook
814:cite book
413:Newdegate
362:Katanning
335:Victorian
278:, in the
272:Katanning
257:CBH Group
191:Tambellup
185:Katanning
156:Elevation
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1430:Narrikup
1395:Kendenup
1385:Jingalup
1375:Gairdner
1355:Chinocup
1325:Boscabel
1320:Bornholm
1305:Badgebup
1274:Willyung
1269:Warrenup
1264:Walmsley
1254:Seppings
1249:Robinson
1219:Mira Mar
906:31 March
538:30 March
399:Features
308:Beverley
270:between
229:O'Connor
172:Location
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1455:Pingrup
1450:Ongerup
1425:Muradup
1405:Kwobrup
1360:Elleker
1279:Yakamia
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1199:Lockyer
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