Welcome to Busselton! Traditional Cache
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Welocome to Busselton! Busselton is a vibrant city and the gate way to the Margaret River wine region. Top tourism town 1995, 1996 and 2005. Today the population of the city is over 20000. Busselton is expected to be one of the fastest growing towns in WA. This is a easy find and should be a quick drive by, parking available close to the cache.
Early exploration of the Busselton area was by French expedition of 1801 which brought Nicholas Baudin, with his ships the Geographe and Naturaliste. Baudin named Geographe Bay and Cape Naturaliste after his vessels, and named the river Vasse after a sailor, Thomas Vasse, who was lost overboard and believed to have drowned. Other stories point to him surviving and living out his days with the local aboriginal people.
Busselton was one of the earliest settlements in Western Australia. It was first settled by the Bussell family who relocated there from their location on the Blackwood River after John Garrert Bussel discovered superior farm land in the area. The Bussells moved to the area in 1834 establishing a cattle station which they named Cattle Chosen. Cattle Chosen quickly became one of the most prosperous stations in the colony, and as a result nearly all of the settlers at Augusta relocated to the area within a few years.
The present name of Busselton derives from the Bussell family. It was first officially used in June 1835. The Bussells, who were not consulted about the name, preferred the name Capel after a relative in England, Capel Carter, but the name Busselton was retained. A town north of Busselton was later named Capel. Busselton is home to the longest wooden jetty (pier) in the southern hemisphere stretching 1841 meters. The jetty was closed to shipping in 1972. It has since been restored, and is now the site of an underwater observatory and an interpretive center. It has also has been said that it's the third longest wooden structure in the world. Congratulations to Pood for First To Find. Cache is co-maintained by Adinache
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