all projects ►Moora: Sonia Leber & David Chesworth
Moora is located about 180km north of Perth on the Moore River in the Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia. It is the centre of a mixed farming area - primarily wheat, wool and cattle - and also supports some light industry, including steel fabrication and a concrete works. The population within a 100km radius of Moora is 6000.
The area around Moora was originally covered by a large salmon gum forest and many of these trees remain in the town. Prior to European settlement, the Moora area was inhabited by the Yuat tribe of Nyoongar Aboriginal people. Many Aboriginal sites have been identified within the district, particularly along the Moore River where summer water supplies were plentiful. Although various explorers passed through the area earlier, the first European settlers arrived in 1846. The railway to Moora was completed in 1893 and within two years Moora was gazetted as a townsite. In the following decade there was much development and many of Moora's historic buildings date from that time.
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The area around Moora was originally covered by a large salmon gum forest and many of these trees remain in the town. Prior to European settlement, the Moora area was inhabited by the Yuat tribe of Nyoongar Aboriginal people. Many Aboriginal sites have been identified within the district, particularly along the Moore River where summer water supplies were plentiful. Although various explorers passed through the area earlier, the first European settlers arrived in 1846. The railway to Moora was completed in 1893 and within two years Moora was gazetted as a townsite. In the following decade there was much development and many of Moora's historic buildings date from that time.
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