NORTHCLIFFE

HEMA Map reference 74/J3

34° 38' 00" S 116° 07' 21" E

Statistics

Caravan Parks

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Services

Attractions

Forest Park, Mount Chudalup, Windy Harbour, Salmon Beach, Lower Gardner Bridge, Broke Inlet, Boorara Tree, Lane Pool Falls, Shannon Dam, Gemstone museum.

Buildings of note

Unknown

Calendar of events

Unknown

Description

Early exploration dates from the 1830s and farming has carried on in the area since the 1860s but the town was not declared until 1924 under the Group Settlement Scheme. Life for the early settlers was harsh, and many abandoned their land.
 

It was originally the terminus for the Bridgetown to Jarnadup railway.

The town was probably named after Alfred C.W. Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe who supported the group settlement idea as it is definitely not north and there are no cliffs nearby.
 

During World War Two a P.O.W. camp was established in the area.

Today the town survives on the timber industry and tourism. The Pioneer Museum gives an insight into the hardships faced by the group settlers with displays that recall the lives of people who first attempted to settle the area.