Nalyerlup is a rural locality of the Shire of Gnowangerup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Chester Pass Road forms the western border of Nalyerlup.[2][3]
| Nalyerlup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°09′24″S 118°24′00″E / 34.15675°S 118.40012°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 34 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6338 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 291.1 km2 (112.4 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
editNalyerlup and the Shire of Gnowangerup are located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.[4][5]
Located in the far north of the locality, Nightwell, which is on the shire's heritage register, is a long solid bed of granite outcrop in the Peenebup Creek. Nightwell was an important water source for the indigenous population of the area. It was dry during the day, but water would rush in through a hole in a cleft at night. The water source was spoilt by a surveyor in the 1920s when he attempted to enlarge the hole with explosives.[6]
Near Nightwell, at the Nightwell Road crossing of the Peenebup Creek, there is a heritage listed grave of an Aboriginal infant, the daughter of Dave Coyne.[7]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nalyerlup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Nightwell". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Aboriginal Grave at Nightwell". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
