Moojebing Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 33°36′18″S117°30′25″E / 33.605°S 117.507°E |
Population | 63 (SAL 2021) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 6317 |
Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
Area | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Katanning |
State electorate(s) | Roe |
Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Moojebing is an abandoned townsite and locality on the Boyerine Creek in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, southeast of Woodanilling and north north west of Katanning. [2] [3] It is located within the Shire of Katanning. [4]
The name Moojebing is an Aboriginal word, believed to be derived from the nearby Moojebup Spring, first recorded under that name in 1874. The meaning of the name is not known, but may be connected with "moodjar" or "muja", the Noongar word for the WA Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda . One source claims that Moojebing means "place of moojung birds", but that source is dubious, as there are no references to a "moojung" bird. [3]
Moojebing was one of a number of townsites established in the early 1890s, when the WA government opened up a lot of land in the Katanning area. [3] The townsite was gazetted in 1892. It straddled the Great Southern railway, which had opened in 1889, and was also close to other townsites at Katanning, Woodanilling and Pinwernying. [3]
Demand for land in the townsite area was low, and in 1917 much of it was opened up for agricultural purposes. [3]
Parts of the former townsite are now covered by the Moojebing Nature Reserve. [5] [6] The nature reserve was gazetted on 17 August 1973, has a size of 0.44 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi), and is located within the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion. [7]
Cranbrook is a small town in the Shire of Cranbrook in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Katanning, Kojonup and Mount Barker, situated 320 km south of Perth. It is billed as "The Gateway to the Stirlings", referring to the nearby Stirling Range National Park. At the 2006 census, Cranbrook had a population of 280.
Woodanilling is a small town and locality in the Shire of Woodanilling, Great Southern region of Western Australia.
The Shire of Katanning is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) north of Albany and about 290 kilometres (180 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,518 square kilometres (586 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Katanning.
Nyabing is a small town and locality in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin and is thought to derive from the Aboriginal word "ne-yameng", which is the name of an everlasting flower Rhodanthe manglesii. It is one of two localities in the Shire of Kent, the other being Pingrup, covering the east of the shire.
Pingrup is a small town and locality in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is one of two localities in the Shire of Kent, the other being Nyabing, covering the west of the shire.
Needilup is a town and locality in the Shire of Jerramungup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Needilup is situated between Ongerup and Jerramungup along the Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road. The Needilup and Corackerup Nature Reserves are located within Needilup, as is the Chereninup Creek Reserve.
Muradup is a small town and locality in the Shire of Kojonup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Muradup is located between Kojonup and Boyup Brook, and is situated along the Balgarup River.
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Yabberup is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Preston River and the Donnybrook–Boyup Brook Road run through the centre of the locality from east to west. A small north-western corner of the Greater Preston National Park extends into the south-east of the locality.
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Kenmare is a rural locality of the Shire of Woodanilling in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Beaufort River forms much of the western border of the locality, which reaches as far west as the Albany Highway in two places. The Martinup, Murapin, Miripin and Wardering Lake Nature Reserves are all located in the north of Kenmare, while the Wingedine Nature Reserve is located in the south.
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Marracoonda is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Great Southern Highway runs through the locality from its north-western corner to the eastern border.
Coyrecup is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Coyrecup Nature Reserve, centred around Coyrecup Lake, is located within Coyrecup.
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.