Yanmah, Western Australia

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Yanmah
Western Australia
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Yanmah
Yanmah, Western Australia
Coordinates 34°11′01″S116°01′03″E / 34.183733°S 116.017482°E / -34.183733; 116.017482
Population145 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6258
Area80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Manjimup
State electorate(s) Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Yanmah:
Donnelly River Yornup Yornup
Glenoran Yanmah Linfarne
Glenoran Glenoran Dixvale

Yanmah is a rural locality and town of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Yanmah Brook flows through the locality and the Yanmah State Forest is located in Yanmah as well. [2] [3]

Yanmah, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6]

Yanmah was established as a service centre as part of the Group Settlement Scheme in 1922. Original naming suggestions were Janninup, the local indigenous name for the area, and Mitchelldean, after the premier of Western Australia at the time, but Yanmah was chosen instead, meaning "go ahead" or "go quickly". The townsite of Yanmah was gazetted in January 1923. [7] The school was opened in 1922 and closed in 1954. [8]

The town and the Group Settlement were not a success, and little of it now remains. Almost its only feature, the heritage listed Glenoran Hall, a community hall, was relocated to Yanmah, a common fate for timber buildings at the time, and is now in private ownership. [9]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yanmah (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 8 October 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Manjimup. Retrieved 8 October 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. "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  8. Gable, Walter; Gable, Walter, 1921-. Group settlement schools; Manjimup Historical Society (1993), Boojetup School, opened February 2nd 1925 closed March 9th 1934, Dixvale School, opened November 6th 1922 closed May 10th 1946, Yanmah School, opened October 23rd 1922 closed February 20th 1954, Manjimup Historical Society, retrieved 9 October 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Glenoran Hall (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 7 October 2024.