Port Denison, Western Australia
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Port Denison is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia
. Its local government area
is the Shire of Irwin
and it is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Dongara
on the Indian Ocean
coast.
. However, when it was officially named and gazetted in 1867, it was renamed in honour of Sir William Denison
, a former Governor of Tasmania who in 1851 had visited Western Australia in connection with transportation of convicts.
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...
. Its local government area
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...
is the Shire of Irwin
Shire of Irwin
The Shire of Irwin is a Local Government Area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about south of Geraldton and about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Dongara.-History:...
and it is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Dongara
Dongara, Western Australia
Dongara is a town located 351 km north-northwest of Perth on the Brand Highway. The town is located at the mouth of the Irwin River. In recent years the area has been marketed as the 'Rock lobster capital of Australia'....
on the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
coast.
History
Port Denison was initially known as Irwin Port in 1866 due to its position near the mouth of the Irwin RiverIrwin River
The Irwin River is a river in the Mid West of Western Australia.The headwaters of the Irwin are located below Canna near Pindar and the river flows west until discharging into Arurine bay near Dongara....
. However, when it was officially named and gazetted in 1867, it was renamed in honour of Sir William Denison
William Denison
Sir William Thomas Denison, KCB was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1847 to 1855, Governor of New South Wales from 20 January 1855 to 22 January 1861, and Governor of Madras from 1861 to 1866....
, a former Governor of Tasmania who in 1851 had visited Western Australia in connection with transportation of convicts.