Pinwernying is a town and locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, adjacent to Katanning. The Great Southern Railway forms the western border of the locality.[2][3]
| Pinwernying Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Pinwernying | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°39′57″S 117°32′26″E / 33.66583°S 117.54060°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 97 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1892 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6317 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Katanning | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe larger eastern part of the Shire of Katanning, up to Katanning itself, is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people.[4][5] The smaller western part, west of Katanning, is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang people, with both being of the Noongar nation. Pinwernying is at the border of both areas.[6][7][8]
While Katanning, in its early days, was a private townsite and owned by the Western Australian Land Company, the state government reserved land nearby at what would become the townsite of Pinwernying. Pinwernying was gazetted in 1892 and is named after Pinwernying Soak, the indigenous name of a nearby water source. Pinwernying Soak was recorded by a surveyor in 1887, but the meaning of the name is unknown.[9]
The heritage listed Great Southern Railway Memorial is located on the Pinwernying side of the railway line and dates back to 1939, to the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the line in 1889.[10]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pinwernying (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Great Southern Railway Memorial". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
