Meerup is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia, on the coastline of the Southern Ocean. The south-western part of the locality, along the coastline, is completely covered by the D'Entrecasteaux National Park with the western section of the Boorara-Gardner National Park bordering the former. In the north, parts of the Greater Hawke National Park are located within Meerup. The Meerup River forms the northern locality's border, near the coast.[2][3]
| Meerup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°37′47″S 116°00′12″E / 34.629625°S 116.003385°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 159 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6262 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 240.8 km2 (93.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Manjimup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Meerup, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
In 1905, a longboat of HMS Ringarooma was found washed ashore at the beach at Meerup. The boat, alongside other deck fittings of the ship, was washed overboard during a storm, which had raged along the coastline seven or eight years previously. The ship had been attempting to round Cape Leeuwin but was forced to head back to Albany. Despite its age, the boat was found in good condition.[7]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meerup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ...
- ^ "A wreck-strewn shore". The West Australian. 12 January 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
