BEVERLEY
Beverley is the next town encounted
when heading south from Northam to Albany. Beverley is another small
Wheatbelt town that has most essential services. Beverley is also
another of those clean and well presented towns.
Heritage factors are clearly important in Heritage. A nice spot this
is.
The town is believed to be named after Beverley in
Yorkshire from where some of the earliest explorers of the Avon valley
originated, including Colonial Surgeon Charles Simmons, an early
landowner in the district.

It wasn't until the arrival of the Great Southern
Railway
in 1886 that the town started to grow, and with the completion of the
railway in 1889 to Albany. At the end of WW1 the town had four hotels,
four banks, two bakeries, two tailors, three tearooms, a jeweler and
two hairdressers, amongst other businesses, and in 1938, a new town
hall opened.  
Beverley has two museums
that are worth a good look over.
Outside the Aviation Museum is the wheel from the ANA Airlines DC 4
crash of 1931. This is very interesting.
The Catholic Church
is a centurion and the Anglican
and United
likewise look to be over 100 years old.
Both the Beverley Hotels are over 100 years old.   _small.JPG)
The Beverley War Memorial is within the central
business area.
Beverley is a great small town and to get the best out the place an
overnight is recommended.
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