Moore River
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Moore River in Western Australia
can refer to a number of places:
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
can refer to a number of places:
- Moore RiverMoore River (Western Australia)Moore River is a river in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river near Walebing and flow westerly before joining with the Moore river East near Mogumber then flow in a Westerly direction...
- the river itself - Moore River National ParkMoore River National ParkMoore River National Park is a national park in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia , 95 km north of Perth. The Moore River runs through the park on its way to the Indian Ocean where the township of Guilderton is situated....
- national park that the river runs through - GuildertonGuilderton, Western AustraliaGuilderton is a small coastal town north of Perth, Western Australia at the mouth of the Moore River in the Shire of Gingin.It was originally known as Gabbadah, an Aboriginal term meaning "mouthful of water" until its gazetting as a town in 1951...
- the township at the river mouth, often referred to by locals as Moore River - Moore River Native SettlementMoore River Native SettlementThe Moore River Native Settlement was the name of the now defunct Aboriginal settlement and internment camp located north of Perth and west of Mogumber in Western Australia, near the headwaters of the Moore River.- Name change :...
- a disbanded aboriginal settlement 10 km west of Mogumber.