Wellington Mill is a locality in the Ferguson River valley, in the Greater Bunbury sub-region of South West region of Western Australia.
Wellington Mill Western Australia | |
---|---|
![]() Wellington Mill tourist bay, with Jarrah log, saw and directions to Gnomesville | |
![]() ![]() Wellington Mill | |
![]() | |
Coordinates | 33.457°S 115.908°E / -33.457; 115.908 |
Population | 151 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1896 |
Postcode(s) | 6236 |
Location |
|
LGA(s) | Shire of Dardanup |
State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston |
Federal division(s) | Forrest |
In 1881 a timber mill was established in the area. In 1896 the Canning Jarrah Timber Company established a timber mill and town at Wellington Mill, which when established was the largest private timber town in Western Australia. The timber mills closed in 1929 and a fire destroyed most of the town in 1950.[2]
Gnomesville is a tourist attraction comprising a collection of over 3,000 gnomes statues next to the intersection of Wellington Mill Road, Wellington-Lowden Road and Ferguson Road.[3]
It began in 1995 when gnomes were placed in the intersection in protest of the construction of a roundabout,[4] and has been added to by visitors over time.
Western Australia portal