Jackitup is a rural locality of the Shire of Gnowangerup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It borders the townsite of Gnowangerup in the south-west of the locality, with the Gnowangerup golf course being in Jackitup.[2][3]
| Jackitup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°53′20″S 118°05′29″E / 33.88889°S 118.09129°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 53 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6335 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 433.7 km2 (167.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Gnowangerup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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History
editJackitup and the Shire of Gnowangerup are located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.[4][5]
The Jackitup School site is on the shire's heritage register. Originally, the local community hall was used for schooling from 1913 onwards. A proper school was built next to the hall and opened in 1924, closing in 1947, when the pupils were send to Gnowangerup by bus. The school building was also relocated there.[6]
Located near the school site is the also heritage listed Rockview homestead. Rockview, dating back to 1905, was the centre of the early Jackitup community.[7]
Also heritage listed is the site of the former Gnowangerup Aboriginal Mission and Agricultural School, which was operated from 1935 as a school for Aboriginal boys by the Baptist Church.[8]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jackitup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Jackitup School Site". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Rockview". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Gnowangerup Aboriginal Mission and Agricultural School (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
