Hilliger National Park

Hilliger National Park
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TypeNational park
LocationSouth West region
Coordinates34°13′33″S 115°41′38″E / 34.22583°S 115.69389°E / -34.22583; 115.69389 (Hilliger National Park)
Area16,962 hectares (41,910 acres)
Established2004
Administered byDepartment of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Hilliger National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 304 km (189 mi) south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Nannup, with the Milyeannup National Park bordering to the north and the Easter National Park to the east.[1][2] The park is located in the Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions.[3]

Hilliger National Park was created as Class A reserve No. 47668 on 30 November 2004 with a size of 16,962 hectares (41,910 acres) as one of nine national parks proclaimed in the state that day.[4][5]

The national park was named after Johannes Hilliger, a former employee of the Forests Department, who died fighting a bushfire at Barlee Brook in 1958. The Wiltshire-Butler National Park, further to the north-west, was named John Francis Wiltshire-Butler for the same reason, having also died fighting the 1958 fire.[6] Four men died in the fire - Robert Henry Johnston, George McCorkill were the other two victims who are memorialised in Nannup.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ Hema, Maps (2017). Western Australia Road and 4WD Track Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains, Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-86500-732-8.
  3. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Bill 2004 (No. 337)" (PDF). www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Bill 2004 (No. 337) - Explanatory Memorandum" (PDF). www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Fathers Of 15 Die In Bush Fire". The Canberra Times. Vol. 31, no. 9, 369. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 January 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Immig, John (2012), Nannup, 28 March 2012 : part one, retrieved 7 April 2024 library notes list the names