Cherry Tree Pool is a rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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of the
Shire of Kojonup
The Shire of Kojonup is a Local Government Areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern region of Western Australia, about southeast of the state capital, Perth, along Albany High ...
in the
Great Southern region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
. The Carrolup River forms much of its northern border. The Birdwood and Cherry Tree Pool Nature Reserves and the
Kojonup Reserve
Kojonup Reserve is a nature reserve in south-west Western Australia. It is north-east of Kojonup, north-west of Albany and south-east of Perth. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia, by which it was purchased in 1996.
Locate ...
are located within Cherry Tree Pool, as is an unnamed nature reserve.
History
Cherry Tree Pool and the Shire of Kojonup are located on the traditional land of the
Kaniyang
The Kaneang are an indigenous Noongar people of the south west region of Western Australia.
Country
The Kaneang traditional lands enclosed some of territory. On the Upper Blackwood River. The eastern boundary was formed by the line that runs fr ...
people of the
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
nation.
The Carrolup Native Settlement, now referred to as
Marribank
Marribank, earlier known as Carrolup Native Settlement, is located in the Shire of Kojonup, Western Australia, approximately north-west of Katanning. It was the site of one of two large native settlements for Indigenous Australians establishe ...
, is listed on the Western Australian
State Register of Heritage Places
The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.
History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the N ...
, and, despite its name, is located west of
Carrolup Carrolup may refer to:
* Carrolup Native Settlement, Western Australia, now known as Marribank
* Carrolup, Western Australia, a locality of the Shire of Katanning
** Carrolup Nature Reserve, in the locality of Carrolup, Western Australia
* Ca ...
, in Cherry Tree Pool.
The Hollywood House, also called Evelyn Farm, is listed on the
shire's heritage list and dates back to 1907.
Nature reserves
The Birdwood Nature Reserve was gazetted on 18 February 1966 and has a size of . The Cherry Tree Pool Nature Reserve was gazetted on 21 July 1905 and has a size of . The unnamed WA05796 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 31 March 1899 and has a size of . All three are located within the
Jarrah Forest
Jarrah Forest, also known as the Southwest Australia woodlands, is an interim Australian bioregion and ecoregion located in the south west of Western Australia. bioregion.
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References
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Shire of Kojonup