Holyoake, Western Australia

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Holyoake
Western Australia
Holyoake, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°42′S116°07′E / 32.70°S 116.11°E / -32.70; 116.11
Population22 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6213
Area47.8 km2 (18.5 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Murray
State electorate(s) Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s) Canning
Suburbs around Holyoake:
Marrinup Banksiadale Banksiadale
Marrinup Holyoake Inglehope
Teesdale Dwellingup Etmilyn

Holyoake is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia, located within the Dwellingup State Forest. [2] [3]

Holyoake is located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation. [4] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region. [5] [ failed verification ]

Holyoake was, for a time, the terminus of the Dwellingup to Holyoake railway, completed in 1911, eventually becoming part of the Pinjarra to Narrogin railway. With the opening of a local saw mill and the transport of timber by rail, Holyoake became a busy station until closure in 1961. The Holyoake railway siding was eliminated in 1964. The line to Etmilyn via Holyoake was eventually restored as part of the Hotham Valley Railway and continuous to operate today. [6]

The eastern section of the locality is part of Alcoa's plan to extend bauxite mining in the area by expanding the Huntly bauxite mine into its new Holyoake mining area, which also stretches into the locality of Inglehope. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Holyoake (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "History of the Dwellingup - Etmilyn Line". www.hothamvalleyrailway.com.au. Hotham Valley Railway. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Our project". www.alcoa.com. Alcoa . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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