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Australia's first European settlement began at Albany in 1826. Gradually the pioneers set out to explore the hinterland, hoping to find areas that would be more suitable for pastoral and agricultural holdings than that of the land in the immediate vicinity of the first settlement. Originally
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Education in the town was formally undertaken by the appointment of a head teacher and, as there was no schoolhouse built, the first teacher was given a tent with instructions to erect it for himself to house him until further accommodation could be found. Schooling was conducted in the town hall
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John
Hassell, a retired sea captain, was responsible for opening up extensive areas in the south of the state during the 1850s. He owned large flocks of sheep, which needed the constant attention of shepherds, as the only fences in existence were post-and-rail. Many of the shepherds drove their
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The town and region were known as
Frankland River until 1935. After the building of a local post office, the postmaster shortened the name to Frankland because "Frankland River" was considered too long to fit on signs and documents. In 2007 it was renamed Frankland River again.
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in 1889. Although the line actually went through
Cranbrook (47 km away) timber workers in the Frankland area were kept busy supplying railway sleepers for the line. Settlement of the district expanded when some of these men took up land in the area.
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Frankland area, which has many small creeks surrounded by natural pasture that provided good feed in the autumn, winter and spring. The permanent waters of the Frankland and Gordon Rivers, and lakes such as
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Poorarecup also made the area attractive during summer. Gradually families followed the shepherds into the area, mainly looking for land. Frankland was one of the many districts to benefit from the completion of the
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settled by farming families in the late 19th century, following good reports from explorers to the region and due to its good soils, consistent, reliable rainfall, rivers and lakes, the land was cleared of its heavy
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Frankland expanded with the influx of war veterans following World War II, mill workers, shearing teams, seasonal workers on local vineyards and olive groves, townsfolk, farmers and retirees.
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in 1829. Wilson's explorations helped to show that conditions in the interior were suitable for farming and settlers soon began to move inland. The area was settled in 1857.
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before World War II. The current school has approximately 60-70 children enrolled. It supports kindergarten to year 6 students, with the last year 7s leaving in 2014.
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This article is about the town in
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and is situated approximately 332.7 km (206.7 mi) from the state's capital,
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456:"Frankland River (suburb and locality)"
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667:Cities, towns and localities in the
313:and 90 km (56 mi) east of
578:"History of country town names – F"
309:, 19 km (12 mi) north of
31:Frankland River (Western Australia)
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183:360 km (224 mi) SE of
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487:Australian Bureau of Statistics
452:Australian Bureau of Statistics
293:. The town is in the shire of
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189:90 km (56 mi) E of
432:Great Southern (wine region)
18:Frankland, Western Australia
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1118:Towns in Western Australia
526:"Frankland (State Suburb)"
420:Great Southern wine region
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36:Town in Western Australia
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165:230 m (755 ft)
335:Thomas Braidwood Wilson
285:is a small town in the
530:2006 Census QuickStats
395:Great Southern Railway
553:The Albany Advertiser
567:, Fran Hilder, 1974.
565:History of Frankland
1092:Vancouver Peninsula
776:Collingwood Heights
524:(25 October 2007).
224:Federal division(s)
212:State electorate(s)
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710:Jerramungup
705:Gnowangerup
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323:2006 census
311:Rocky Gully
153:Postcode(s)
144:Established
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91:Coordinates
1112:Categories
1082:Torndirrup
1062:Porongurup
1017:Lower King
1002:King River
947:Broomehill
942:Bremer Bay
932:Bow Bridge
671:region of
625:7 December
438:References
289:region of
129:Population
1097:Wellstead
1072:Tenterden
1022:Manypeaks
912:Big Grove
786:Emu Point
735:Tambellup
715:Katanning
695:Cranbrook
405:Education
321:. At the
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162:Elevation
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1037:Needilup
1032:Narrikup
997:Kendenup
987:Jingalup
977:Gairdner
957:Chinocup
927:Boscabel
922:Bornholm
907:Badgebup
876:Willyung
871:Warrenup
866:Walmsley
856:Seppings
851:Robinson
821:Mira Mar
465:7 August
426:See also
362:townsite
315:Manjimup
256:21.1 °C
229:O'Connor
191:Manjimup
178:Location
104:117°05′E
1067:Redmond
1057:Pingrup
1052:Ongerup
1027:Muradup
1007:Kwobrup
962:Elleker
881:Yakamia
816:Milpara
801:Lockyer
791:Gledhow
753:suburbs
730:Nyabing
720:Kojonup
700:Denmark
535:10 July
500:28 June
390:Nunijup
341:, left
329:History
307:Kojonup
268:23.7 in
266:602 mm
261:9.4 °C
101:34°22′S
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1077:Torbay
992:Kalgan
917:Borden
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761:Albany
750:Albany
690:(city)
687:Albany
588:8 June
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343:Albany
339:Sydney
303:Albany
200:LGA(s)
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796:Lange
382:marri
299:Perth
263:49 °F
258:70 °F
185:Perth
132:353 (
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590:2007
537:2011
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137:2021
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