Diamond Tree, Western Australia Explained

Type:other
Diamond Tree
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Manjimup
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-34.3461°N 116.1128°W
Postcode:6258
Dist1:265
Location1:Perth
Dist2:10
Location2:Manjimup
Stategov:Warren-Blackwood
Fedgov:O'Connor
Near-Nw:Jardee
Near-N:Jardee
Near-Ne:Middlesex
Near-W:Channybearup
Near-E:Smith Brook
Near-Sw:Eastbrook
Near-S:Eastbrook
Near-Se:Collins

Diamond Tree is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. The South Western Highway forms the eastern border of the locality while the Vasse Highway forms its south-eastern one. Parts of the Sir James Mitchell National Park is also located within Diamond Tree.[1] [2]

The heritage listed Diamond Tree, with its former fire lookout tower, is located in the north-east of the locality. It was used as a fire lookout from 1940 to 1974, with the lookout at a height of .[3]

The locality of Diamond Tree, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.[4] [5] [6]

The locality was a stop on the Northcliffe branch railway.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 29 September 2024 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 29 September 2024 .
  3. Web site: Diamond Tree Fire Lookout Tower . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . . 29 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . 14 May 2024 . . 29 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 29 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup . The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ... . . www.manjimup.wa.gov.au . Shire of Nannup . 29 September 2024.
  7. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 29 September 2024.