Muradup, Western Australia

Muradup Western Australia
Muradup
Population:	464 (2006 Census) [1]
Established:	1907
Postcode:	6394
Elevation:	261 m (856 ft)
Location:	266 km (165 mi) South East of Perth 17 km (11 mi) West of Kojonup
LGA:	Shire of Kojonup
State District:	Wagin
Federal Division:	O'Connor

Muradup is a smal town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located between Kojonup and Boyup Brook. The town is situated along the Balgarup River.

Settlers had appeared in the area in the 1850s but it was not until 1899 that land was set aside for a townsite. The Shire of Kojonup requested for lots to be surveyed in 1905, this was carried out in 1906 and the town was gazetted in 1907 as Muradupp. ^[2] More land was opened for selection in the area in 1909.^[3]

A railway siding existed in the town on the Kojonup to Bridgetown line.

In 1913 the local progress association asked for a school to be erected on a block that had been set aside in the town.^[4]

The lands department changed the name of the town from Muradupp to Muradup after deciding the double P at the end of the name was superfluous.

Land was granted in the area to returned soldiers in 1918. The first soldier to receive land was O. Fitzpatrick who received 1,160 acres of land that had been confiscated from an enemy alien subject who had been interned.^[5]

The town was named after the nearby Mooradupp pool which was first recorded in 1846 when the area was surveyed. The name is Aboriginal in origin but the meaning is not known.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Muradup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54966&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
2. ^ 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 2011-05-01. 
3. ^ "NOTES.". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885-1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 4. 9 October 1909. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37405446. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
4. ^ "COUNTRY.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 5. 26 August 1913. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26883344. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 
5. ^ "COUNTRY.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 6. 26 February 1918. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27470343. Retrieved 2 May 2011. 

Coordinates: 33°51′0″S 116°59′0″E / 33.85°S 116.983333°E / -33.85; 116.983333