Rockingham (32°16′49″S, 115°43′26″E; post code: 6168) is a suburb and regional centre 47 km south of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Rockingham. The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the urban area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Postcodes are used by Australia Post to identify postal districts in Australia. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... km redirects here. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the urban area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Local Government Areas of Western Australia There are 144 Local Governments in Western Australia (including Christmas Island and Cocos Islands), represented by the Western Australian Local Government Association External link Statoids on Australia Shires Categories: Local Government Areas of Western Australia ... This article is about a local government authority. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Rockingham is an Electoral district of Western Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Brand is an Australian Electoral Division located south of Perth, Western Australia and including the towns of Mandurah and Rockingham. ... This is a list of suburbs grouped by local government in Perth, Western Australia. ... East Rockingham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. ... Peron is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. ... Hillman is a suburb of Rockingham, Living in this shithole will give leprocy, and maybe AIDS. The unpolite neighbourhoods and random drugies give you the feeling of rejection. ... Shoalwater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. ... Safety Bay is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. ... Cooloongup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. ... This article is about a local government authority. ... Postcodes were introduced in Australia in 1967 by the Postmaster-Generals Department (PMG), the predecessor of Australia Post. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the urban area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... Local Government Areas of Western Australia There are 144 Local Governments in Western Australia (including Christmas Island and Cocos Islands), represented by the Western Australian Local Government Association External link Statoids on Australia Shires Categories: Local Government Areas of Western Australia ... This article is about a local government authority. ...

The Catalpa Memorial, Rockingham

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History

It was first surveyed in 1847, it was gazetted as a town in 1897. In its early days, Rockingham was a busy port, shipping jarrah and sandalwood overseas. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Binomial name Eucalyptus marginata Donn ex Sm. ... The branches of a young sandalwood tree found in Hawaii Sandalwood (Chandanam) is a fragrant wood, and the name may be applied to any of a number of woods. ...

The city fronts onto the sheltered waters of Cockburn Sound and is a popular holiday destination. Cockburn Sound is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Western Australia. ...

On 9 September 2005, a memorial was unveiled at Rockingham beach to commemorate the Catalpa rescue. The memorial is a large statue of six Wild Geese. The Catalpa rescue was a 1876 escape of six British penal colony of Western Australia. ... The final Christmas edition of the Wild Goose The Wild Goose: A Collection of Ocean Waifs was a hand written newspaper created in late 1867 by Fenian prisoners aboard the Hougoumont, the last ship to transport convicts to Australia. ...

Transport

• Rockingham Bus Station
• Rockingham Train Station (future)

Rockingham Bus Station, is a Transperth bus station, located next to the Rockingham City Shopping Centre, in Western Australia. ... Rockingham Train Station is a Transperth train station that is currently under construction on the Mandurah Line in Western Australia. ...

External links

• City of Rockingham
• City of Rockingham Community Information Portal