Mumballup, Western Australia
| Mumballup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Mumby Pub, Mumballup, in April 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°32′S116°07′E/ 33.53°S 116.11°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 100 (SAL2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6225 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Mumballupis a locality in theSouth Westregion ofWestern Australia,situated betweenCollieandBoyup Brook,221 kilometres (137 mi) south ofPerth.The town is in theShire of Donnybrook-Balingup.[2]
It was the location of the death of the former premier of Western AustraliaJames Mitchellin 1951,[3]on a train on theDonnybrook–Katanning railwayline.[4]Mumballup was once a siding on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway but the railway line ceased operation in 1982.[5][6]The Mumballup siding, which opened in 1908, was closed in 1980.[7]
It is a location on theBibbulmun Track.[8][9]
Mumballup and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of theWardandipeople of theNoongarnation.[10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Mumballup (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Higham, G. J. (Geoffrey J); Geoproject Solutions (2005),Gone West: explorer's guide to places from Western Australia's past(1st ed.), Geoproject Solutions,ISBN978-0-9758024-1-0page 64 offering two spellings - Mummballup (1913) and renamed to current spelling (1948) - located at 150m 30c on the railway system.
- ^"Death of Sir James Mitchell".The Narrogin Observer.Vol. XXXXVI, no. 2399. Western Australia. 27 July 1951. p. 1.Retrieved22 September2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ^Cumming, D.A. (Denis Arthur) (1996),Railway bridge near Mumballup on the Donnybrook-Katanning Railway,retrieved22 September2023
- ^"Western Australia Railways Passenger Stations and Stops"(PDF).www.branchline.uk.The Branch Line Society.Retrieved15 July2024.
- ^"Railway Precinct, Donnybrook: Register Entry Assessment Documentation".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved14 July2024.
- ^Geoffrey Higham."Back along the line"(PDF).www.geoproject.com.au.Geoproject Solutions Pty Ltd.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management; Laming, Mark; Pop-Markov, Sacha (1997),Bibbulmun Track. Map 4, Blackwood: Mumballup to Brockman Highway,The Dept,retrieved22 September2023
- ^Bibbulmun Track. Map 3, Collie: Harvey-Quindanning Road to Mumballup / cartography by Information Management Branch, Department of Conservation and Land Management.
- ^"Map of Indigenous Australia".aiatsis.gov.au.Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes".www.samuseum.sa.gov.au.South Australian Museum.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup".www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au.Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup.Retrieved17 July2024.
The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation
