Yalup Brook, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

32°53′55″S 115°54′13″E / 32.89851°S 115.90372°E / -32.89851; 115.90372Established1912Postcode(s)6215Location

120 km (75 mi) from Perth
8 km (5 mi) from Waroona

LGA(s)Shire of WaroonaState electorate(s)Murray-Wellington Federal division(s)Forrest

Yalup Brook is a former small town located in the South West of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, between Waroona and Harvey. It was also situated on the Perth-Bunbury railway line.

History

The railway line opened in 1893 and a station was established in the late 1890s. A townsite to support local settlers was gazetted in 1912.^[1]^[2]

Little development occurred as the town is situated so close to Waroona and Wagerup. The name of the town comes from a nearby brook of the same name, first recorded by a surveyor in 1889. The name of Yorlup appears in earlier maps and was recorded as early as 1833.^[3]

References

^ "YALUP BROOK". Western Mail. Vol. XXXI, no. 1, 563. Western Australia. 10 December 1915. p. 18. Retrieved 26 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Waroona Hall". South Western Tribune. Vol. II, no. 95. Western Australia. 2 December 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2013.