Lake CliftonBrief History Lake Clifton is 38 kilometres south of
Mandurah, located on the Old Coast Road in Western
Australia. The townsite was named after the nearby Lake,
which was named after Marshall Walter Clifton
(1787-1861), who was the Chief Commissioner of the
Western Australian Company's settlement at Australind and
a member of the Legislative Council. The townsite of Lake
Clifton, which was originally gazetted as Leschenault,
was developed following WA Portland Cement Co. interest
in mining lime deposits in the area. In 1920, a railway
line was built from Waroona to Lake Clifton in readiness
for the mining development.  A Progress Association was formed on behalf of
the company's employees. The first thing on their agenda
was to have the area declared a townsite. Leschenault was
the first suggested name and was gazetted before being
rejected. Other suggestions were Peppermint Grove,
Fouracre and Garbanup (Aboriginal name). In 1921 the
town's name was amended to Garbanup before it too was
rejected. In 1923, the new owners of the railway line
complained that the name Garbanup sounded far too similar
to Dardanup, so for the last time the town was renamed
Lake Clifton. After all the fanfare and expectations the
lime mining only lasted a short time. By the end of 1923
the mine had closed and the following year the railway
line was dismantled and used in the the construction of
the Lake Grace - Newdegate railway.
Things You May Not Know About Lake Clifton The post code for Lake Clifton is 6215.
Lake Clifton is one of the few places in the world where thrombolites ,'living rocks', grow. The mysterious Yalgorup Tunnels can be found throughout the Yalgorup National Park area near Lake Clifton. Important Links to Lake CliftonShire of Waroona websiteDepartment of Environment and Conservation Lake Clifton Progress and Sporting Association |
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