Boyup Brook, Western Australia

Boyup Brook, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place
type = town
name = Boyup Brook
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Boyup Brook
postcode = 6244
est = 1900
pop = 532 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL501800|name=Boyup Brook (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-10]
elevation= 194
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Blackwood-Stirling
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 269
dir1 = South East
location1= Perth
dist2 = 126
dir2 = East
location2= Bunbury
dist3 = 31
dir3 = North East
location3= Bridgetowncoord|-33.834|116.388|type:city(532)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Boyup Brook is a town located in the South West of Western Australia, convert|269|km|mi|0 south-southeast of Perth and convert|31|km|mi|0 northeast of Bridgetown.

Boyup derives from 'Booyup', an Aboriginal term meaning 'place of big smoke'.

Notable persons who were involved in early exploration and settlement of the area include Augustus Gregory (1845), Commodore Scott (1854), John George Lee-Steere (1861) and William Forrest (1871). The townsite was gazetted as Boyup in 1900, although local usage was mostly "Boyup Brook". [cite web|url=http://www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au/Visitors/History|title=Boyup Brook - History|author=Shire of Boyup Brook|year=2005|accessdate=2007-06-08]

In 1908 there was a major expansion of the townsite, and locals suggested that as there was some confusion with the similarity of Boyup and Boyanup, the townsite should be renamed Boyup Brook. The renaming was approved, and the townsite regazetted as Boyup Brook in 1909. In the same year, the Bunbury to Katanning railway reached the town. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2007-06-08]

References

External links

* [http://www.myboyupbrook.com.au/ Boyup Brook portal]
* [http://www.mysouthwest.com.au/ South West portal]


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