Mungalup is a rural town and locality of the Shire of Collie in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
| Mungalup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°24′S 116°06′E / 33.40°S 116.10°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 53 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6225 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 74.3 km2 (28.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Collie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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The town of Mungalup is located within the eastern part of the locality and in a state forest, with a reserve in this state forest being used to cut sleepers for the railway lines in the early 1900s. Sleepers were transported by tram line to Collie and the local sleeper cutters lived in basic huts in the area. The area was surveyed and gazetted in 1906, with a number of names suggested for the new townsite, among them Lucknow, used locally, and Hearnshawville, after a local politician. Eventually, the name Mungalupp, of unknown origin, was chosen, and was changed to Mungalup in 1925.[4]
Mungalup and the Shire of Collie are located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang and Wiilman people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7][8]
Mungalup is the location of Mungalup Dam, opened in November 1934 by the Deputy Premier of Western Australia, Alick McCallum, as a water supply for Collie.[9]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mungalup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Wiilman". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Wiilman (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Collie water supply. Mungalup Dam scheme. Opening by Acting-Premier.", The West Australian, 26 November 1934, retrieved 13 July 2024
