Sandpatch is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, located along the Southern Ocean. In the east, it borders the locality of Torndirrup and Torndirrup National Park. Sandpatch is the location of the Albany Wind Farm.[3][4]
| Sandpatch Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Albany Wind Farm in Sandpatch | |||||||||||||||
  Sandpatch | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°03′26″S 117°46′56″E / 35.057351°S 117.782306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Sandpatch and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7][8]
In the late 1870s, the Albany Sand Patch, a set of four sand dunes, were identified as a hazard to the Princess Royal Harbour, with the possibility of it gradually filling up the harbour being feared. The sand patch started at the shore and extended 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inland to the west, but its extend into the harbour could also be seen at low tide. Using prison labour, a barrier made from stakes and brushwood was constructed to prevent the sand from moving further into the harbour. Once the barrier was installed, seeds were sown. Despite setbacks in the form of only certain types of plants thriving in the sandy environment and other dying, like 8,000 trees planted in 1883, of which none survived, the problem was considered under control by 1886.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sandpatch (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sandpatch (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
- ^ "The Sand Patch". The Albany Mail and King George's Sound Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 26 January 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "The Albany Sand Patch". The West Australian. National Library of Australia. 16 February 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
