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Eneabba
History
In 1837 Lieutenant Grey set out to investigate the West Coast of Western
Australia. He was forced to travel by land after he lost his boats, and as he
passed through Eneabba area he named the Arrowsmith River. The area was
settled around 1870 and according to the old story the settlers shepherded,
trapped horses, pigs, dingoes and lived on wild game. Private settlers made
very little progress in Eneabba until the Government moved in with the War
Service Land Settlement Scheme. The Settlers were chosen because they were
considered to be knowledgeable in farming. Each was given a farm of 3300
acres valued at $42,000 on 1947-48 purchasing power, a two-bedroom house, stock
and car allowance. A school was opened in 1960 in the appropriate building -
machinery shed. Attendance on the first day was nil.
Eneabba is the Aboriginal name of nearby springs. The meaning is said to be
"small water" from ena meaning water, and abba meaning small. The
spring was known as "Pocket Knife Spring" by the early settlers who
told stories of the magical power of a pocketknife dropped in the spring. The
place was also known as Windie, paying tribute to strong easterly winds from
the Slopeland Plateau.
Eneabba area was known to contain 70% of the world mineral sands deposits.
Mining in the area started in mid-70’s by 5 mining companies. Two of them
decided to use the townsite of Eneabba, which was situated closer to their
mining leases, two more opted for Leeman on the coast.
Sourced from:
http://www.wilmap.com.au/eneabba.html
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Eneabba Climate
Highest Daytime Temperature
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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°C
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35.8
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35.7
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33.1
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28.3
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23.5
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20.4
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19.2
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20.0
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22.4
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25.7
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28.7
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32.6
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27.0
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°F
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96.4
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96.3
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91.6
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82.9
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74.3
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68.7
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66.6
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68.0
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72.3
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78.3
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83.7
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90.7
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80.6
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Lowest Daytime Temperature
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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°C
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18.7
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19.5
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18.1
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15.0
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12.2
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10.3
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9.1
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9.1
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9.7
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11.3
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13.4
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15.9
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13.5
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°F
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65.7
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67.1
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64.6
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59.0
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54.0
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50.5
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48.4
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48.4
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49.5
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52.3
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56.1
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60.6
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56.3
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Average Rainfall
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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mm
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4.6
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9.9
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8.9
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30.2
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71.3
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128
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96.7
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78.7
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40.5
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26.4
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12.8
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7.0
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526.7
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In.
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0.2
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0.4
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0.4
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1.2
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2.8
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5.1
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3.8
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3.1
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1.6
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1.0
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0.5
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0.3
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20.7
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