- Jerramungup, Western Australia
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Jerramungup
Western AustraliaPopulation: 367 (2006 Census)[1] Established: 1953 Postcode: 6337 Elevation: 322 m (1,056 ft) Location: - 454 km (282 mi) SE of Perth
- 84 km (52 mi) E of Gnowangerup
- 66 km (41 mi) NW of Bremer Bay
LGA: Shire of Jerramungup State District: Wagin Federal Division: O'Connor Coordinates: 33°56′31″S 118°54′58″E / 33.942°S 118.916°E
Jerramungup is a Western Australian town located in the Great Southern agricultural region, 454 kilometres (282 mi) southeast of Perth just west of the Gairdner River. The town of Jerramungup was established in 1953 as a war service settlement area. It was gazetted in 1957, at a time when the Government was active in opening up land in the area for agriculture.
Jerramungup is an Aboriginal word said to mean "place of upstanding yate trees". The yate tree is a variety of Eucalypt tree which is evergreen and grows to a height of 20 m and a width of 4 m. It has orange bud caps and greenish yellow flowers, and is common in the southwest of WA. The name was first recorded by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe in 1847, when carrying out exploration of the area, noting that natives referred to the river and its numerous branches as "Jeer-A-Mung-Up". Roe later named the same river near its mouth the Gairdner River, not realising they were the same, and this is the name now used for the river.[2]
The town hall was opened in April 1958 and is know colloquially as the 'Root Pickers Hall' as it was paid for by volunteers picking mallee roots.[3]
200 tonnes of Verde Laguna granite from Jerramungup was used to make the Australian War Memorial in London that was opened in 2003.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jerramungup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54211&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ 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 2007-06-08.
- ^ Hidden Treasures of the Great Southern
- ^ Londonlogue.com
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- Australian Aboriginal placenames
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