Editing Tathra National Park

{{About|a national park in Western Australia|the town in New South Wales|Tathra, New South Wales}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Tathra National Park
| state                  = wa
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = Tathra NP sign, 2014.JPG
| caption                = Sign denoting the northeastern corner of the portion of Tathra National Park south of the Carnamah–Eneabba Road
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| coordinates            = {{coord|29|46|37|S|115|31|44|E|display=inline,title}}
| relief                 = yes
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Eneabba, Western Australia|Eneabba]]
| area                   = 43.22
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="ParkAreas">{{cite journal| year=2010| title=Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report| journal=Annual Report| pages=48| publisher=Department of Environment and Conservation| issn=1835-114X| url=http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111124319/http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/| archive-date=11 January 2011| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| established            = 1970<!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd|df=y}} -->
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| managing_authorities   = Department Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia)
| url                    = https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/tathra
}}
'''Tathra National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Western Australia]], located {{convert|240|km|mi|0}} north of [[Perth]] between the towns of [[Eneabba, Western Australia|Eneabba]] and [[Carnamah, Western Australia|Carnamah]] on Winchester-Eneabba Road. The name is derived from a [[Noongar language|Noongar]] word meaning "beautiful place".

==Description==
The park is set in sandplain country and is surrounded by farmland, having escaped clearing by wheat farmers in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Eneabba/2005/02/17/1108500208425.html|title=Travel - Eneabba|date=8 February 2004|author=Fairfax Digital|access-date=11 August 2007 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Shallow valleys with sandy floors change to [[laterite]] on the slopes and hilltops, and the low [[heath]] changes in composition accordingly. The park is considered a representative sample of flora of the area, although includes some unusual plants - including a species of ''[[Daviesia]]'' notable for its large red flowers, which is known only from the reserve, and shaggy dryandra (''[[Banksia splendida]]''), which is common on some lateritic rises. Public usage of the park was mainly for wildflower observation in winter and spring according to a 1974 report, whose recommendation (which was not followed) would have seen it demoted to a flora and fauna conservation reserve.<ref name=ctrc74>{{cite book|title=Conservation Reserves in Western Australia - Report 1974 (Green Book)|author=Conservation through Reserves Committee|publisher=[[Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia]]|date=31 January 1975|isbn=0-7244-5934-0|pages=5–20, 5–21}}</ref>

==History==
Land for the national park was set aside by the [[Department of Lands and Surveys, Western Australia|Department of Lands and Surveys]] under Reserves ↑26802 and ↑26805 on 23 May 1969, and over 1970 and 1971, the land was classified as an "A" Class reserve, meaning its purpose could not be changed except by an Act of Parliament,<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=C. F. H. (Clee)|year=1980|title=The National Parks of Western Australia|publisher=National Parks Authority of Western Australia|isbn=0-7244-8176-1|page=19}}</ref> and was vested in the National Parks Authority of Western Australia. The park was officially named on 8 October 1971.<ref>{{Gazette WA | title = Reserves | page=1969:1529 | file = 4024/67, 4025/67 | date = 23 May 1969}} (Reserves 26802 and 26805)<br />* {{Gazette WA | title = Land Act 1933-1969 - Order in Council | page = 1970:2029 | file = 4024/69 | date = 10 July 1970}} See also 5 February 1971 p. 1971:342.<br />* {{Gazette WA | title = Naming of Tathra National Park | page = 1971:3952 | file = 2531/54 V2 | date = 8 October 1971}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of Western Australia]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:National parks of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1970]]