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Hester, Western Australia

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to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district.
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It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the
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Western Australia
Hester is located in Western Australia
Coordinates
33°54′32″S 116°9′40″E / 33.90889°S 116.16111°E / -33.90889; 116.16111
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Postcode(s)
Perth
Bridgetown
LGA(s)
Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
State electorate(s)
Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)
O'Connor
South West
Western Australia
Bridgetown
Donnybrook
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