Nanarup is a rural locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, located along the Southern Ocean. The far west of the locality is taken up by parts of Gull Rock National Park while the eastern half of Nanarup is taken up by the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. In between the two lies Taylor Inlet and Nanarup Beach.[2][3]
| Nanarup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 View of the southern part of the nature reserve from Two Peoples Bay | |||||||||||||||
  Nanarup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°58′15″S 118°06′57″E / 34.97080°S 118.11596°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 38 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 71.9 km2 (27.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Nanarup and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6][7]
The heritage listed Springmount homestead and the Fisherman's Shack, both located in Nanarup.[8][9]
Springmount was built for Henry and Alice Leishman, the latter being the sister of Australian artist Rupert Bunny. The Leishmans moved to Albany in 1892 and subsequently settled in Nanarup. By the turn of the century, Springmount became one of the most notable farms in the area. The farm was left to their son Hugh, one of their three children, after the First World War, but Hugh died after an accident in 1925. With their daughter Lillian having died from pneumonia in 1924 and their other daughter, Grace, having married in 1910, Springmount became a guesthouse in the 1930s. Henry Leishman died in 1935 and the property was being leased out, becoming a popular holiday destination. The property was subsequently renamed Lake View Guesthouse, because of the views of Taylor Inlet. It has since been sold a number of times.[8]
The Fisherman's Shack is the only surviving example of the shacks built in the area after the Second World War, the others having been removed when the area became the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve in 1966. It was subsequently used by park staff and scientific visitors.[9]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nanarup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
- ^ a b "Springmount". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Fisherman's Shack (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
