Dinninup, Western Australia

Dinninup Western Australia
Dinninup
Established:	1915
Postcode:	6244
Elevation:	212 m (696 ft)
Location:	283 km (176 mi) SSE of Perth 17 km (11 mi) E of Boyup Brook
LGA:	Shire of Boyup Brook
State District:	Blackwood-Stirling
Federal Division:	O'Connor

Coordinates: 33°49′S 116°32′E / 33.817°S 116.533°E / -33.817; 116.533

Dinninup is a small town located in the South Waet region of Western Australia. It is situated between Boyup Brook and Kojonup.

The towns name is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a brook that is situated close to town. First recorded by surveyors in 1877, the meaning of the name is unknown. Originating as a railway station on the Botup Brook to Kojonup line, early settlers had requested for land to be set aside for a townsite in 1906. The line was completed in 1910 and the Dinninup station was opened at the same time. The town was gazetted in 1915.^[1]

References

1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2011-04-02.