Because it is the western part of Australia
Western Australia is Australia's largest state, occupying the western third of the continent.
Dec 14th 1839
The mining boom in Western Australia is certainly having a great deal of influence on Australia's economy.
When Captain Cook charted the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, it never occurred to him to call it Eastern Australia, because the name "Australia" had not even been thought of yet. He named it New...