Upper Murray Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°59′S 116°17′E / 32.99°S 116.28°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 0 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6390 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 104.2 km2 (40.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Boddington | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Murray is a rural locality located in the Shire of Boddington in the Peel Region of Western Australia. The Murray River traverses the locality from its eastern to its western border.[2][3]
The Shire of Boddington and the locality of Upper Murray are located on the traditional land of the Wiilman people of the Noongar nation.[4][5]
The state heritage listed Long Gully Bridge, also referred to as Asquith Bridge and crossing the Murray River, was located in the locality of Upper Murray, but was destroyed in a bush fire in February 2015 and never rebuilt. The former railway bridge was at the time used as part of the Bibbulmun Track.[6][7]