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Pingrup
Pingrup is a small town and locality in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is one of two localities in the Shire of Kent, the other being Nyabing, covering the west of the shire. At the most recent Australian census, Pingrup had a population of . History Pingrup and the Shire of Kent are located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation. The name of the town is Indigenous Australian in origin and was the name of a lake that is close to the townsite. The meaning of Pingrup is most likely taken from A.A. Hassell of Jerramungup (1894) recording of Pingrup (bingerup) meaning place where digging. The Noongar Dictionary gives the meaning for Pingrup as "place where they are digging or have been digging". The name first appeared on charts of the area in 1873. The townsite came into being as a terminus of the Katanning to Pingrup railway line, which was extended from Nyabing into the area in 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1924. The surr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katanning To Pingrup Railway Line
The Katanning to Pingrup railway line was a state government-owned and WAGR-operated railway line connecting Katanning to Pingrup via Nyabing in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The railway line was long. At its western end, at Katanning, it connected to the Great Southern Railway. At Katanning, it also connected to the Donnybrook–Katanning railway, which closed in 1982. The line from Katanning to Nyabing still exists but is not in operation while the line further east, from Nyabing to Pingrup no longer exists, having closed in 1957. History The Great Southern Railway, passing through Katanning, was established in 1889, having been constructed in a three-year period from 1886. At Katanning, it also connected to the Donnybrook–Katanning railway, which had opened to Kojonup in 1907 and eventually connected to the Donnybrook line at Boyup Brook in May 1912.Opening dates for sections from 12. Construction of the W.A. Government Railways network, 1879 - 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Chinocup
Lake Chinocup, sometimes referred to as Chinocup Lake, is a salt lake in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located in the Shire of Kent between the towns of Nyabing and Pingrup and about north of the location of Chinocup. The location takes its name from the lake; the name is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning. The lake was named in 1879. The lake is one of many in the Chinocup Lake system that runs in a north to south direction between Pingrup and Lake Grace and are part of an ancient river system. Some of the lakes are pink in colour as a result of the presence of Halobacterium. Lake Chinocup is part of the Chinocup Nature Reserve, gazetted on 20 January 1967 and has a size of . The lake occupies an area of and makes up part of the Lake Chinocup Reserve, which has a total area of . The catchment area of the lake is , made up of Lake Chinocup Reserve, Lake Magenta Reserve (approximately ) and surrounding farmland. The lake system is part of the Lockhar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinocup Nature Reserve
Chinocup Nature Reserve is located in the Mallee bioregion 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 .... It stretches along a set of north-south running lakes, the main ones being Lake Grace South, Lake Altham, Lake Pingrup, Lake Dorothy and Lake Chinocup. It was gazetted on 20 January 1967 and has a size of . The nature reserve stretches through the localities of South Lake Grace and Neendaling in the Shire of Lake Grace through to Pingrup in the Shire of Kent. The townsite of Chinocup sits at its south-western corner. The smaller Chinocup Dam Nature Reserve lies to the south-west of Chinocup Nature Reserve, was gazetted on 7 January 2022, and has a size of . References {{Reflist External links Chinocup Lake System Nature reserves in We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinocup, Western Australia
Chinocup is a small town in the locality of Pingrup, Shire of Kent, Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of Nyabing and Pingrup. It was originally a station on the former Nyabing to Pingrup railway. Land was soon in demand in the area around the station, and blocks were surveyed and released in 1923. The townsite was gazetted as Chinokup later the same year; the spelling was changed to its present form in 1962. The name is named after the nearby Lake Chinocup, which had been recorded when the area was explored in 1879. The name is Aboriginal in origin but its meaning is unknown. The lake is part of the Chinocup Nature Reserve. A freak storm hit the area in January 1951, stripping leaves from trees and any hay left standing. Large hailstones caused some damage to properties and heavy rain filled dams and washed out fences. 250 points () of rain were recorded in a few hours in some areas. Stock yards were erected alongside the railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Kent
The Shire of Kent is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Nyabing. The area produces grains such as wheat, barley and legumes. History The Kent Road District was established on 22 December 1922. It was renamed the Nyabing-Pingrup Road District on 10 June 1955. It was declared a shire as the Shire of Nyabing-Pingrup with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It reverted to its previous name of Kent and became the Shire of Kent on 1 December 1972. The name "Kent" comes from the commissariat officer of Dr T. Wilson’s expedition of 1829. Indigenous people The Shire of Kent is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation. Wards Following a redistribution in 2002, the Shire has been divided int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyabing, Western Australia
Nyabing is a small town and locality in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin and is thought to derive from the Aboriginal word "ne-yameng", which is the name of an everlasting flower '' Rhodanthe manglesii.'' It is one of two localities in the Shire of Kent, the other being Pingrup, covering the east of the shire. History Nyabing and the Shire of Kent are located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation. The first Europeans to visit the area were sandalwood cutters, and the first lease taken in the area was by settler John Hassell in 1873. The townsite was planned in 1911 as part of the Great Southern Railway; the name given to the siding was Nampup. The name Nampup is also Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a local soak. Lots were surveyed later in the year and the town was gazetted in 1912. The name was changed later that year after several complaints that Nampup was too similar to Nannup; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koreng
The Koreng, also spelled Goreng, are an indigenous Noongar people of south-west of Western Australia. Language ''Koreng'' belonged to the Nyungic language family, and, specifically, the Koreng appear to have spoken the Wilmun dialect of Nyungar. Country The total area of lands of which the Koreng are traditional owners is from the Gairdner River to the Bremer Bay inland to Jerramungup, Pingrup and west to Tambellup and Gnowangerup. Their neighbouring tribes were the Wiilman to the north, the Njakinjaki The Njakinjaki (Nyaki Nyaki) are an indigenous Noongar people of southern Western Australia, in the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions. Country Njakinjaki traditional territory embraced some of land. They were east of Lake Grace, at Newdega ..., northeast by north, the Mineng, directly south, the Wiilman to the north, the Pibelmen in the southwest, and the Kaneang on their western flank. History of contact Koreng lands began to be expropriated in 1859, at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Magenta Nature Reserve
Lake Magenta Nature Reserve is a 1080 km2 nature reserve managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife, making it one of the largest such reserves in the Western Mallee bioregion of Western Australia. It is named after Lake Magenta, which lies just within its eastern boundary. Important Bird Area A 1327 km2 area of land comprising the reserve (with the exception of Lake Magenta itself), together with a large tract of unallocated crown land to its east, has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it contains core habitat for malleefowl as well as populations of regent parrots, western rosellas, red-capped parrots, blue-breasted fairy-wrens, purple-gaped honeyeaters and western yellow robins - all species restricted to the mallee and south-western biome. The endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdicti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBH Grain Receival Points
CBH grain receival points (also known as ''the bins'' or ''wheat bins'' in local popular usage) are grain silos spread around Western Australia, primarily in the wheatbelt region. Historically they have been linked with the wheatbelt railway lines, and the transport of grain to ports for export. Public art The range of available bins or grain silos have taken on identity as large public art works in the 2010s in the Public Silo Trail, with three sections to the trail identified: : The Northern Trail :: Northam :: Merredin : The "Central Heart" Trail – involving :: Katanning :: Pingrup :: Newdegate : The "Wave to wave" Trail – involving :: Ravensthorpe :: Albany Beginnings The earlier bins were made at the time of the change from wheat transport in bags, to bulk operations – and at the time of the creation of the CBH Group in 1933. The first five bins or grain receival points were located at Western Australian Government Railways sidings at: * Benjaberring * Korre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian Museum
The South Australian Museum is a natural history museum and research institution in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 1856 and owned by the Government of South Australia. It occupies a complex of buildings on North Terrace in the cultural precinct of the Adelaide Parklands. Plans are under way to move much of its Australian Aboriginal cultural collection (the largest in the world), into a new National Gallery for Aboriginal Art and Cultures. History 19th century There had been earlier attempts at setting up mechanics' institutes in the colony, but they struggled to find buildings which could hold their library collections and provide spaces for lectures and entertainments. In 1856, the colonial government promised support for all institutes, in the form of provision the first government-funded purpose-built cultural institution building. The South Australian Institute, incorporating a public library and a museum, was established in 1861 in the rented premises of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallee Bioregion
Mallee, also known as Roe Botanical District, is a biogeography, biogeographic region in southern Western Australia. Located between the Esperance Plains, Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie bioregions, it has a low, gently undulating topography, a semi-arid mediterranean climate, and extensive ''Eucalyptus'' mallee (habit), mallee vegetation. It has an area of . About half of the region has been cleared for intensive agriculture. Recognised as a region under the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), it was first defined by John Stanley Beard in 1980. Geography and geology The Mallee region has a complex shape with tortuous boundaries, but may be roughly approximated as the triangular area south of a line from Bruce Rock, Western Australia, Bruce Rock to Eyre, Western Australia, Eyre, but not within 40 kilometres (25 mi) of the south coast, except at its eastern limits. It has an area of about 79000 square kilometres (31000 mi2), making it about a qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooperative Bulk Handling
The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial Letter (alphabet), letter of each wor ... for Co-operative Bulk Handling) is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), wheatbelt of Western Australia. History CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, at a time when a royal commission on bulk handling of grain was in progress, and after over 20 years of failed proposals for bulk handling of grain in Western Australia. The trustees of the Wheat Board of Western Australia and Wesfarmers registered the company together with capital of £100,000 divided evenly into 100,000 shares. The cooperative was formed under the principle of one person, one vote, regardless of the amount of grain supplied. CBH merged with the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
