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Forest Grove Western Australia
Forest Grove
Coordinates	34°4′21″S 115°6′24″E / 34.07250°S 115.10667°E / -34.07250; 115.10667
Population	253 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6286
Area	127.9 km (49.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
State electorate(s)	Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)	Forrest

Forest Grove is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.

Forest Grove had a school named "Nuralingup", which opened as part of the Group Settlement Scheme in 1923, with future premier John Tonkin as the first head teacher. During the 1930s there was an organisation known as the Forest Grove and Districts Agricultural Society. The school was renamed to "Forest Grove" 1928 and it closed in 1962.

Notes

1. It was also known as Group 74 school.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forest Grove (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
4. "Forest Grove School". Western Mail. Vol. 51, no. 2, 644. Western Australia. 22 October 1936. p. 44. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Forest Grove". The West Australian. Vol. 51, no. 15, 402. Western Australia. 4 November 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Group Settlement Gardens". Margaret River Independent School. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

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