Manning, Western Australia
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Manning is a suburb of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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The land was originally purchased by Henry Manning in 1856, with Manning's grandson, John Daniel Manning having a dairy farm
Farm
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in the area. The suburb became a State Housing Commission project in 1948, being named the Manning Estate during subdivision and Manning eventually becoming the official name of the area.

Schools in Manning are Manning Primary School on Ley Street and Curtin Primary School (formerly Koonawarra Primary School) on Goss Avenue.
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