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Regans Ford, Western Australia

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39: 55: 351: 316: 1604: 62: 268:, which has appeared on maps since at least 1880. The ford was in turn named after Edward Regan, a shepherd in the area in the 1860s, who acquired land near the ford in the 1870s. According to some sources, Regan was contracted to build the crossing with 446: 201: 189: 1674: 1645: 388: 54: 91: 490: 177: 1684: 1638: 1669: 275:
In 1880, the land adjacent to the ford was reserved as a watering place for travellers and stock. In 1968, during planning for a new road from
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The former Moore River crossing at Regans Ford, now closed, in August 2022
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Western Australia

Regans Ford is located in Western Australia
Coordinates
30°57′00″S 115°51′00″E / 30.95000°S 115.85000°E / -30.95000; 115.85000
2016
Postcode(s)
Perth
Lancelin
LGA(s)
Shire of Dandaragan
State electorate(s)
Moore
Federal division(s)
Durack
Wheatbelt
Western Australia
Perth
Shire of Dandaragan
wheat
cereal
receival site
Cooperative Bulk Handling
ford
Moore River
Aboriginal
Gingin
Eneabba
Australian Bureau of Statistics
"Regans Ford (suburb and locality)"

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