Waggrakine, Western Australia
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Waggrakine is an outer northern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Greater Geraldton.
The suburb was gazetted in 1979.[1]
In the Template:CensusAU, Waggrakine had a population of 2,363.[2]
History
In 1870, colonial governor Frederick Weld authorised the establishment of an experimental coffee plantation, based on observations by Charles Grenfell Nicolay that the local geography was similar to that of Brazil's coffee-growing districts. Nicolay was granted Script error: No such module "convert". of land, government funding of £100, and access to five ticket of leave convicts. However, by 1873 the plantation had proved unsuccessful, "due mainly to the persistently strong winds and lack of rainfall".[3] A cottage and well on the site – known as the Coffee Pot – are heritage-listed.[4]
References
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