Lake Muir, Western Australia

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Lake Muir
Western Australia
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Lake Muir
Lake Muir, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°32′46″S116°36′26″E / 34.54622°S 116.60729°E / -34.54622; 116.60729
Population7 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6258
Area713.3 km2 (275.4 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Manjimup
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Lake Muir:
Perup Mordalup Frankland River
Quinninup Lake Muir Frankland River
Shannon North Walpole Rocky Gully

Lake Muir is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. The South Western Highway forms the south-western border of the locality while the Muir Highway forms its northern one. Parts of Shannon National Park as well as most of Lake Muir National Park and all of Lake Muir and Boyndaminup National Park are located in the locality of Lake Muir. [2] [3]

History

Lake Muir is on the traditional lands of the Mineng people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6]

The heritage listed Lake Muir Homestead is located on the western shore of Lake Muir, within the locality. It dates to 1865 and was established by early pioneer Andrew Muir. [7]

In the north-west of the locality of Lake Muir, the townsite of Strachan was gazetted in July 1957, at the site of the Tone River Mill. Designed by the State Housing Commission for the mill employees, the Surveyor-General originally suggested the name Twakerup, the local Aboriginal name for the area. This name was not favored by local residents and it was named Strachan in commemoration of two old pioneers of the district. The name was never widely accepted by the public and, instead, the area is still referred to as Tone River. [8] The Tone River Wilderness Cottages are now on the shire's heritage list. [9] The entire Tone River settlement closed in 2008 and was sold for A$559,090 by the Western Australian government in 2017. It was put up for sale again in 2018, after development plans for a tourist site fell through. Because of its zoning as a tourism site, it cannot be permanently lived in. [10]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Muir (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 29 September 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 29 September 2024. The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ...
  7. "Lake Muir Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. "History of country town names – S". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. "one River Wilderness Cottages". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. "Whole town goes on the market — for the second time in two years". ABC South West WA . 9 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2024.