Northam   Attractions  

Apex Park  

Apex Park has beautiful grassed and shady areas. The park offers free use of electric barbecues, toilet facilities and a childrens playground. The ideal place for a family picnic. ...

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Avon River  

The mighty Avon River is famous for hosting the international annual white water rafting event, the Avon Descent. Each year, hundreds of canoeists and power boaters tackle the gruelling rapids and rocks pools of this 133 kilometre course from the pic ...

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Bernard Park  

Bernard Park is located on the banks of the Avon River in downtown Northam. It is named after Mr Oscar L Bernard, a past Mayor of Northam. The 100 year old pine trees provide for a shady venue for a family picnic. The park features a man-made lake a ...

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Broome Terrace Picnic Area  

Situated overlooking the Avon River with shady trees and grassed areas to sit and gaze upon Northam's unique white swans gliding past. Barbecues and toilet facilities are opposite in Apex Park where the children can play safely or perhaps stroll down ...

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Graves of First Pioneers  

Situated on the Goomalling Road, near the golf club are the graves of John Morrell who died 1843, and Peter Chidlow and Edward Jones who died in the 1830's, both speared by Aborigines. ...

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Katrine Barn  

Katrine Barn was built in 1858 and is part of an historic complex initially established in 1832. It is listed by the National Trust. Situated in the Avon Valley, between Northam and Toodyay, the Barn has now been restored. It houses a museum display ...

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Morby Cottage  

Built in 1836 by one of Northam's first families the Morrells, Morby Cottage stands as an excellent tribute to the spirit of the district's early pioneers. From the crudest of materials John Morrell, an Englishman who arrived in Western Australia in ...

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Morrell Memorial  

This memorial commemorates the death of John Morrell in 1843. John Morrell is known as the founder of Northam. He built the first home in Northam, which is still standing and is now known as Morby Cottage. This cottage houses a museum. ...

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Northam Historic Town Walk  

Northam boasts the largest number of historic buildings in Western Australia, outside Fremantle. Call into the Avon Valley Visitors Centre, 2 Grey Street, Northam to collect your brochure on the "Historic Town Walk". The duration of the walk is appro ...

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Northam Town Hall  

The Town Hall is one of the most interesting historical buildings in Northam and is listed with the National Trust. It was opened by Sir John Forrest in 1898 and is typical of the Italianate excesses which afflicted Western Australia in the wake of t ...

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Old Railway Station Museum  

The Old Railway Station building was completed in 1884. The station now houses a local folk museum combined with interesting artefacts and pieces of railway history including radios and household appliances. An old steam engine and carriages are als ...

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Pioneer Memorial  

This obelisk (four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a pyramid at the top) on Centenary Hill, was dedicated to the memory of the early settlers of the wheatbelt by his excellency Sir William Campion King. It is located on the intersection of Southern ...

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Police Station & Courthouse Northam  

The Courthouse was built in 1896 and the Police Station in 1866. The Police Station was built due to public demand for Northam to be given a second Police Station and proper lock-up facilities. This coincided with the period in which Moondyne Joe was ...

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Rivermist Alpacas  

Rivermist is only a short distance from Perth (90 kilometres) in the magnificent Avon Valley. The farm is halfway along the Northam-Toodyay Road, on the banks of the Avon River. Rivermist Alpacas is primarily an alpaca stud, but other animals to see ...

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St James Anglican Church  

The present church of St James in West Northam, was built at a cost of 1,200 pounds, the old church having been demolished some years earlier. The official stone was laid on 21st June, 1911 by David Morrell whose father had contributed much to the o ...

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St Johns Church  

The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Dr H.H. Parry in 1889. The estimated cost of the building was twelve hundred pounds. By 1890 the church was completed and consecrated. It is a beautiful and graceful building and the east windows have inset ...

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St Saviours Church Katrine  

This little church was consecrated by the Reverend Matthew Hale, first Bishop of Perth on 7 May 1862. It is located on the Toodyay Road at the causeway crossing of the Avon River, about eight kilometres out of Northam. The land was given by the Vive ...

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Suspension Bridge  

The locals proudly claim that, arguably, their suspension bridge is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Australia. The bridge crosses the Avon river near the Fitzgerald Street Bridge close to the centre of Northam. The bridge crosses over to ...

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White Swans  

The White Swan was originally brought to Western Australia by early British colonists. The birds were reportedly brought to Northam at the turn of the century. They soon found the local river, with its small islands and banks thickly covered in veg ...

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