Upper Warren, Western Australia
| Upper Warren Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°21′44″S 116°20′09″E / 34.36228°S 116.33575°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 55 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6258 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 95 km2 (37 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Manjimup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Warren is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. Its northern and eastern borders are formed by the Muir Highway, while it borders the South Western Highway at its far south-western corner. The Warren River runs from through the locality from east to west while, in places, also forming its border.[2][3]
History
[edit]The locality of Upper Warren, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
The heritage listed Young's Homestead, Clover Cottage, Riverdale House and Upper Warren Tennis Club are located within Upper Warren, all on the shire's heritage list. The St Mark's Anglican Church and the Rockbridge hut are also in Upper Warren and are on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places.[7]
Rockbridge is a two-roomed timber slab and shingled hut built in 1870 by John Mottram. The Mottram family lived in the hut until the 1920s, when it moved to a new, larger house nearby and the hut was used as workers accommodation. By 1980, the hut was in a ruinous state but it was restored by the family.[8] St Mark's Anglican Church dates from 1891, to serve both as a school and church for four local families, the Blechyndens, Clarkes, Mottrams and Wheatleys. It served as a school until the 1920s and a church until the 1980s.[9] The Clover Cottage was built by the Wheatleys in 1875,[10] Riverdale House by the Mottrams in 1895, just like Rockbridge,[11] and Young's Homestead by the Clarkes in 1880.[12]
The Upper Warren Tennis Club was built as the Upper Warren School in 1924,[13] and served as such until 1942. It became a community hall after that. The date of the construction of the tennis courts, was from accounts in 1927.[14][15] However, there is also a claim of establishment in the 1940s.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Warren (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Manjimup. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ...
- ^ "Upper Warren heritage site search". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Rockbridge". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "St Mark's Anglican Church Register Entry Assessment Documentation". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Clover Cottage Group". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Riverdale House Group". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Young's Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "UPPER WARREN". South Western Times. Vol. VIII, no. 45. Western Australia. 18 April 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "UPPER WARREN TENNIS". The Blackwood Times. Vol. XXIV, no. 31. Western Australia. 30 December 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "UPPER WARREN TENNIS". Manjimup and Warren Times. Vol. 1, no. 25. Western Australia. 15 December 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Upper Warren Tennis Club". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
