Stratham, Western Australia
Stratham is a semi-rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay and on Bussell Highway. In the south-west, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within Stratham.
The Shire of Capel and the locality of Stratham are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.
A number of heritage-listed sites exist in the locality, among them Sunnyside, Stratham Park, Roselands and Rosemore homesteads as well as the All Souls Church. Stratham Park homestead dates back to the 1850s, when John Scott, a constable in Bunbury, married and settled in the area, building a four-room cottage which he named after the family home in Scotland. The near-by Roselands, Sunnyside and Rosemore properties were owned by relatives of John Scott, his brother, his son and his nephew.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stratham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
- ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Stratham". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Stratham Park". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Rosemore". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
