Perup, Western Australia Explained

Type:other
Perup
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Manjimup
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-34.3197°N 116.4108°W
Postcode:6258
Dist1:263
Location1:Perth
Dist2:24
Location2:Manjimup
Stategov:Warren-Blackwood
Fedgov:O'Connor
Near-Nw:Balbarrup
Near-N:Kingston
Near-Ne:Tonebridge
Near-W:Dingup
Near-E:Mordalup
Near-Sw:Upper Warren
Near-S:Lake Muir
Near-Se:Lake Muir

Perup is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Muir Highway forms the southern border of the locality while the Perup River runs through Perup from north to south. The south-eastern corner of Greater Kingston National Park sticks into the north of the locality.[1] [2]

Perup, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.[3] [4] [5]

The heritage listed Perup Homestead, listed on the shire's heritage list and on the now defunct Register of the National Estate, is located within Perup, having been constructed in 1885. It is at the site of a shepherds hut build by the Muir family in 1855, early European settlers in the area.[6]

In the 1940s Perup-reared cattle were considered as high value.[7] [8] [9]

The south-western part of the Tone-Perup Nature Reserve is located within Perup. The nature reserve is one of two locations home to numbats, the other one being Dryandra Woodland National Park.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 6 October 2024 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 6 October 2024 .
  3. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . 14 May 2024 . . 6 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 6 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup . The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ... . . www.manjimup.wa.gov.au . Shire of Manjimup . 6 October 2024.
  6. Web site: Perup Homestead . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . . 5 October 2024.
  7. News: GOOD PRICE FOR PERUP BEEF . . 11 . 521 . Western Australia . 30 September 1948 . 7 October 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: High Prices . . XXXVII . 17 . Western Australia . 12 September 1945 . 7 October 2024 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: High Prices for Perup Cattle . . XVII . 46 . Western Australia . 18 April 1945 . 7 October 2024 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  10. Web site: About Numbat . . www.numbat.org.au . Project Numbat . 6 October 2024.