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12 unusual facts about John Forrest


Bussell Highway

The tender had been let to Davies by the State government under John Forrest.

Carlos Diego Loyzaga

He educated pre-school in Marcellis School, continued primary at St Aidan's Catholic School in Sydney, secondary at John Forrest Secondary College in Perth and later transferred in OB Montessori Center in Manila.

Eucalyptus todtiana

It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1882, based on specimens collected by him from sandy ridges near the Greenough and Arrowsmith Rivers, and also specimens collected by John Forrest from near the Moore River.

Harry Venn

He served as Commissioner of Railways and Minister of Works from 1890 to 1896 under Premier John Forrest.

Jerdacuttup, Western Australia

John Forrest explored the area in 1870 and spelt the word as Jerdicutup, the area was later surveyed in 1875 by C Price who recorded the name of the area as Jerdicat and Verdicat.

John Forrest

John Forrest is one of many railroad builders featured as a possible computer-controlled competitor in the simulation game Railroad Tycoon 3.

John Forrest National Park

Two years later, it was named Greenmount National Park and several years later the name was changed to commemorate Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia.

Martu people

A Royal Commission in 1908 exonerated Canning, after an appearance by Kimberley explorer John Forrest who claimed that all explorers had acted in such a fashion.

Mount Margaret, Western Australia

The first European through the area was the explorer John Forrest who visited the area in 1869.

Nannine, Western Australia

In 1892 John Forrest, the Commissioner for Crown Lands decided to have lots surveyed and a townsite declared, although Forrest referred to the place as "Annean", the name of the nearby pastoral station.

Poison Rocks

In 1869, John Forrest led an expedition in search of the long lost explorer Ludwig Leichhardt.

Western Australian Party

John Forrest, a minister in Alfred Deakin's government, accepted the leadership of the party.


John Hislop

He ran the school for nine years, during which time he taught John and Alexander Forrest.

Perth Mint

After the foundation stone was laid in 1896 by Sir John Forrest, the Mint opened on 20 June 1899 as a branch of the Royal Mint in London to refine gold and manufacture gold sovereigns and half sovereigns to be used as currency in the colony.

Youanmi, Western Australia

The first Europeans to visit the Youanmi area were the Robert Austin party in 1854, followed by the Forrest Expedition in 1869, which passed through in search of Leichhardt and his party.