Augusta

Latitude 34 19 Longitude 115 09
The most south westerly town in the state, Augusta is located 320 km from Perth and 43 km south of Margaret River. In May 1830 Governor Stirling led a party of settlers on board the "Emily Taylor" to the mouth of the a river and inlet reported by sealers. Exploring the river, Stirling named it the Blackwood, after Vice Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood under whom he had served. Stirling also decided to declare a townsite at the mouth of the river, naming it Augusta in honour of Princess Augusta Sophia, 2nd daughter of King George IV and Queen Charlotte (1768-1840). The towns earliest settlers were the Molloy, Turner and Bussell families.

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