Amelup is a locality in the Shire of Gnowangerup, Great Southern region of Western Australia located on Chester Pass Road, 95 kilometres (59 mi) north-northeast of Albany.[2][3] At the 2021 census Amelup recorded a population of 71.
| Amelup Western Australia | |
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 Nudist crossing sign | |
  Amelup Location in Western Australia | |
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| Coordinates | 34°15′10″S 118°13′11″E / 34.25278°S 118.21972°E |
| Population | 71 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6338 |
| Area | 402.3 km2 (155.3 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Gnowangerup |
| State electorate(s) | Roe |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
The Amelup service station is located 9 km north of the Stirling Range National Park situated between the Stirling Range and Borden.[4]
The area was once a centre of the sandalwood trade, with cutters working the area in the 1890s. Sandalwood Road is a reminder of the town's past. The town has its "CAUTION NUDISTS CROSSING" sign on the main street,[5] the Lily Dutch windmill,[6][7] and views of the Stirling Range.[8][9]
The area was opened for selection in 1928 with over 400 acres being allocated.[10]
The locality is sometimes conflated into being part of South Borden, Western Australia,[11] however roadworks by the Gnowangerup local council in the 1920s and 1930s had the locality identified.[12][13][14] Most land is now used for cereal cropping and sheep grazing for both wool and meat production.[15]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Amelup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Australian Explorer – Amelup". 2000. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Hidden Treasures of the Great Southern – Borden and the Stirling Ranges". 2005. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ Woldendorp, Richard; HRRC (1999), The Lily Dutch Windmill, Chester Pass Road, Amelup, retrieved 11 October 2024
- ^ Gostelow, Philip (2018), The Lily Dutch Windmill, 9793 Chester Pass Road, Amelup, 10 March 2018, retrieved 11 October 2024
- ^ aussiejeff (2002), September 2002 - Zoomed view of the Stirling Range from Amelup, Western Australia, Australia, retrieved 11 October 2024
- ^ Gostelow, Philip (2018), Stirling Range in the afternoon light, 10 March 2018, retrieved 11 October 2024
- ^ "The selectors guide". Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 17 June 1928. p. 11 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Borden". Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ 1926, Moana - Amelup road;"P.P.A. (Borden Branch)". Gnowangerup Star and Tambellup-Ongerup Gazette. Vol. XI, no. 34. Western Australia. 27 March 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 1927, Borden - Amelup road;"MAIN ROADS PROGRAMME". The Albany Despatch. Vol. 8, no. 778. Western Australia. 6 January 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 1934, Amelup - Woolagenup road; "Gnowangerup Road Board". Gnowangerup Star and Tambellup-Ongerup Gazette. Vol. XX, no. 2. Western Australia. 4 August 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cropping and lambing". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 June 1947. p. 15. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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