Gnowangerup, Western Australia
| Gnowangerup Western Australia |
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 Gnowangerup
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| Population: | 624 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Established: | 1908 |
| Postcode: | 6335 |
| Elevation: | 261 m (856 ft) |
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| LGA: | Shire of Gnowangerup |
| State electorate: | Wagin |
| Federal Division: | O'Connor |
Coordinates: 33°56′17″S 118°00′29″E / 33.938°S 118.008°E
Gnowangerup is a town located 61 kilometres (38 mi) south east of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The townsite was first gazetted in 1908 under the spelling of Ngowangerupp. Local dissatisfaction with this spelling led to it being altered to Gnowangerup in 1913.
A branch railway from Tambellup reached Gnowangerup on 1 July, 1912. It was extended to Ongerup on 6 January, 1913. Train services east of Gnowangerup ceased on 13 October, 1957.[2]
The name of the townsite is Aboriginal, being derived from nearby Gnowangerup Creek and Spring, both names being first recorded in 1878. The name means "place where the mallee hen (Gnow) nests".[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gnowangerup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54001&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ The Ongerup Branch Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, May, 2002 pp163-170
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
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