Crossman, Western Australia

Crossman Western Australia
Coordinates	32°48′S 116°37′E / 32.80°S 116.61°E / -32.80; 116.61Coordinates: 32°48′S 116°37′E / 32.80°S 116.61°E / -32.80; 116.61
Population	203 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1920s
Postcode(s)	6390
Location	125 km (78 mi) SSE of Perth
LGA(s)	Shire of Boddington Shire of Wandering
State electorate(s)	Wagin
Federal division(s)	Canning
Localities around Crossman: Boddington Wandering Crossman Williams Quindanning Quindanning

Crossman is a town^{[clarification needed]} located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 125 kilometres (78 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth along Albany Highway, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Boddington.

Origin of the name[]

The name honours William Crossman of the Royal Engineers, who arrived in Fremantle as a second lieutenant stationed in Perth in 1852, but was responsible for works in the Albany district and for roads in the area. In 1853, in company with surveyor A. C. Gregory, Crossman examined and reported on various routes between Perth and Albany, and recommended that the then-current routes via York and Bunbury be replaced by a straight line between Kelmscott (now a Perth suburb near Armadale) and Albany. After serving as colonial magistrate, he returned to England in 1856 and later was promoted to captain and served as a British Member of Parliament for Portsmouth. The Crossman River, a 42-kilometre (26 mi) tributary of the Hotham River, was most likely named by Gregory in 1853.^[2][3]

Present day[]

Riverside Roadhouse, a 24-hour roadhouse with takeaway and sit-down meals, operates on Albany Highway. Accommodation is available 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away. Crossman Wildflower Reserve, a year-round sanctuary for flora and fauna, is home to a wide range of native orchids. Woolpack Lavender Farm, which opened in January 2003, showcases lavender varieties.

The roadhouse is a stop on the Transwa bus services to Albany (GS1) and Esperance (GE1).^[4]

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