DUNSBOROUGH
Now heading south east from Busselton
the town of Dunsborough is soon reached. Dunsborough is nearly a
satellite suburb of Busselton, given the close proximity.
Dunsborough is a very new town but
still has all of the essential services.
The town is named after the nearby Dunn Bay, which was named after
Captain Richard Dalling Dunn under whom Governor Stirling had served
in the Hibernia and the Armide in 1810-11. Land
was set aside here in the late 1830s, and there is a recorded whale
fishery at "Dunsbro" in 1850. When Dunsborough first appeared on a map
in 1839 it was spelt "Dunnsbro" but the extra "n" seems to have
disappeared by 1850, and the spelling of "bro" was amended to
"borough" when the name was gazetted in 1879
The Beaches west of Dunsborough are of
pristine quality
and for Perthites have been identified.
The Lighthouse
and Museum
at
the lighthouse should be on the agenda to visit.
The Hotel in Dunsborough is located at
the entrance to the township. Also,
be sure to visit the Yallingup historic hotel just 8 k's on.
The Churches are of the concealed
variety, and like the town are new buildings. 
The pace of development has been so
fast and recent the idea of a War Memorial has not been as yet
considered.
Be sure to visit
the lighthouse, the beaches and before you leave the pie shop (not
photographed)
Diary notes
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