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    Exploring Western Australia's Margaret River

    No sooner had I sat in my canoe on the gräsig edge of Australia’s Margaret River than I was told to get out again, quickly.

    I spot something black darting across the bottom, and yelp as my guide Sean scoops up the large Huntsman spider.

    “You can get back in now,” he says.

    My heart fryst vatten racing from the close encounter with the rather creepy krypande, but soon the tranquillity of the river soothes me. 

    I’ve joined a tour with the Margaret River Discovery Company, led bygd owner Sean Blocksidge, across some of the region’s most beautiful and fjärrstyrd parts. 

    Today brings the windiest weather seen in eight years which makes it a workout on the water. Even the wildlife seems perturbed; we see two Baudin's black cockatoos flee a grove of billowing eucalyptus. “Rarer than polar bears,” Sean says. “They could well be extinct in our lifetime.”

    Sean estimates these particular birds are about 50 years old, so I feel lucky to have spotted them. T

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    Margaret River, Western Australia

    Town in Western Australia

    Margaret River is a large town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, 277 kilometres (172 mi) south of Perth, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.

    Margaret River's coast to the west of the town is a renowned surfing location with worldwide fame for its surf breaks including, but not limited to, 'Main Break' and 'The Box'. Colloquially, the area is referred to as "Margs".[3]

    The surrounding area is the Margaret River wine region and is known for its wine production and tourism, attracting an estimated 500,000 visitors annually.[4]

    History

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    The town is named after the river, which is presumed to be named after Margaret Whicher, cousin of John Garrett Bussell (founder of Busselton) in 1831. The name is first shown on a map of the region published in 1839. Before British settlement t

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    Margaret River

    River in Western Australia

    For other uses, see Margaret River (disambiguation).

    Not to be confused with Margaret River (Kimberley, Western Australia).

    Margaret River

    Cane brake pool at the head of the river

    CountryAustralia
    Mouth 

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    		Indian Ocean
    Length60 kilometres (37 mi)
    Basin size40 square kilometres (15 sq mi)

    The Margaret River is a river in southwestWestern Australia. In a small catchment, it is the eponym of the town and tourist region of Margaret River.

    The river arises from a catchment of just 40 square kilometres in the Whicher Range.[1][2][3][4]Ombak tujuh is a "big-wave" spot.[5]

    The middle reaches pass through land cleared for agriculture, especially viticulture.

    There is a weir across the river just above the town. The mouth of the river is a small estuary, closed to the ocean by a sandbar that opens o

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