Western Australia occupies most of the western portion of the Australian continent, from north to south.
135 years ago, Australia was called Australia. This became its official name in 1824. Prior to that, the eastern part was named New South Wales and the western portion was known as New Holland.
The Prime Minister's name in Western Australia is the same as it is everywhere else in Australia: Julia Gillard.However, the government leader of Western Australia, the Premier, in 2010 is Colin Barnett.
When the Commonwealth of Australia was founded after Australia began to gain it's independence in 1901, the colony was already called Western Australia. When it was adopted by the federation in 1901, the name was kept and it was made a state. It was most likely called Western Australia because it is on the western side of Australia.
Archipelago of the Recherché (Western Australia)Whitsundays (Queensland)Dampier Archipelago (Western Australia)Buccaneer Archipelago (Western Australia)
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The name of the famous diamond mine is Western Australia is Argyle Diamond Mine. It is famous for its pink diamonds.
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Because it is the western part of Australia
The Australian Aboriginals concept of Australia was not bound by borders and property lines as is the case with the Europeans so Western Australia was just not a concept.
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