Northam

Northam

      town, southwestern Western Australia. It lies at the confluence of the Avon (upper course of the Swan) and Mortlock rivers. One of the state's oldest settlements, it was founded in 1833 and named by Governor Sir James Stirling after Northam in Devonshire, England. During the 1890s Northam was a major stop for miners eastward bound for the Yilgarn, Eastern, and Dundas goldfields. It now serves part of the eastern Wheat Belt, which also produces fodder, sheep, beef cattle, and pigs. The town's industries include flour mills, metal-fabrication and cold-storage works, a plasterboard factory, and brick and charcoal kilns. Northam is situated at the junction of several rail lines and is also at the intersection of the Great Eastern and Southern highways. It is the site of the now-abandoned Holden Immigration Centre, and nearby are a military training camp and Muresk Agricultural College. Along the Avon River is a sanctuary for many species of birds, including rare white swans. Pop. (2001) urban centre, 6,136.

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