Molloy Island, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

34°15′54″S 115°12′44″E / 34.26500°S 115.21222°E / -34.26500; 115.21222Population163 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6290Area2.9 km² (1.1 sq mi)LGA(s)Shire of Augusta-Margaret River State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood Federal division(s)Forrest

Molloy Island is a small townsite located in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, specifically on the island in the Blackwood River.^[2]

The island was the location of an attempt at possum farming in the 1920s.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Molloy Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Wylie, Norman; HRRC (1962), Blackwood River from Molloy Island, Augusta, 8.3.62, retrieved 1 January 2023
^ "Basic Wage in New South Wales". Daily Commercial News And Shipping List. No. 10, 562. New South Wales, Australia. 27 April 1922. p. 9 (Weekly Summary.). Retrieved 1 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "54 Years As Printer and Pressman". The Farmers' Weekly. Vol. 7, no. 334. Western Australia. 31 December 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 1 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "News and Notes". The South-western News. Vol. XIX, no. 938. Western Australia. 24 March 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 1 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.