Gutha, Western Australia
The first Europeans to pass through the Gutha area were government Assistant Surveyor Augustus Charles Gregory and Francis Thomas Gregory (both attached to the department of the Surveyor-General) and their brother Henry Churchman Gregory, on a public-private funded expedition to search for new agricultural land beyond the settled areas. They passed 5 km (3 mi) north of Gutha on 8 September 1846, on their way to the Irwin River.
In 1913 it was decided to establish a railway siding there, 26 km (16 mi) north of Morawa on the Wongan Hills to Mullewa railway line. The district surveyor suggested the name "Muthingutha", the Aboriginal name of a nearby rockhole. This was shortened to Gutha by the Lands Department, and Gutha siding was established in 1915. It was gazetted as a townsite in 1914.
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town was a receiving site for Cooperative Bulk Handling until 1 February 2019.
References
- ^ "Personal". Geraldton Guardian and Express. No. The West Australian. Perth, WA. 1 October 1937. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gutha (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Gregory, Augustus Charles; Gregory, Francis Thomas (1884). Journals of Australian Explorations. Brisbane: James C. Beal, Government Printer. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Wongan Hills-Mullewa Line". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 2 April 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "NEW Operations Zones and Areas". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
