Maranup, Western Australia
| Maranup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Maranup Ford Bridge over theBlackwood River | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°57′S116°01′E/ 33.95°S 116.01°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 60 (SAL2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6256 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 104.8 km2(40.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Maranupis a rurallocalityof theShire of Bridgetown–Greenbushesin theSouth Westregion of Western Australia. TheBlackwood Riverpasses through the locality from east to west and, in the south-western corner, Maranup is home to the what is the majority ofDalgarup National Park.[2][3]
The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of theBibulman(also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5]andWardandi(also spelled Wadandi) people,[6][7]both of theNoongarnation.[8][9]
Maranup Ford, in the centre of the locality, was the main crossing of the Blackwood River for traffic fromManjimupto the port ofBunburyuntil 1862, when a bridge over the river was built atBridgetown.In 1898, the Browne family purchased land in the area as afreeholdfrom thecrownand built homestead near the ford in 1917. The property remains in the family today, functioning as a working farm and caravan park.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Maranup (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"SLIP Map".maps.slip.wa.gov.au.Landgate.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"NationalMap".nationalmap.gov.au.Geoscience Australia.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Pibelmen".www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au.University of Western Australia.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Pibelmen (WA)".www.samuseum.sa.gov.au.South Australian Museum.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Wardandi".www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au.University of Western Australia.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Wardandi (WA)".www.samuseum.sa.gov.au.South Australian Museum.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Map of Indigenous Australia".aiatsis.gov.au.Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Home".www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au.Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes.Retrieved17 August2023.
We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Pibulmun-Wadandi people
- ^"History of Maranup Ford".www.maranupford.com.au.Maranup Ford.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^Maranup Ford(Plaque at Maranup Ford). Maranup Ford: Geegelup Heritage Trail. 1988.
