Narrikup, Western Australia

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Narrikup is a small town and locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.[1][2] Narrikup is located between Albany and Mount Barker. At the 2006 census, Narrikup had a population of 515.[3]

History

The name Narrikup comes from the Aboriginal name of a nearby brook which is thought to mean "place of abundance".c|N|2008-08-21-4|[4]

The area was visited by Thomas Wilson who travelled from Albany in 1829 when he camped on the banks of the stream west of the current townsite.[5]

The town is located on the Great Southern Railway line which was completed in this area in 1889, although initially the siding was named Hay River.c|N|2008-08-21-4|[4] Before the railway, nearby Chockerup Inn was a busy stop on the mail route from Albany to Perth, but it was abandoned when the railway came.

A reserve for the townsite was put aside in 1901 and in 1905 20 lots were surveyed; the townsite was finally gazetted in 1907.

Nature reserves

A number of named and unnamed nature reserves are located within Narrikup, all located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion:[6]

  • Chorkerup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 26 August 2004 and has a size of Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Lake Barnes Road Nature Reserve was gazetted on 22 January 1912 and has a size of Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Lake Eyrie Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 July 1898 and has a size of Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Sleeman Creek Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 October 1924 and has a size of Script error: No such module "convert".
  • WA49722 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 December 2008 and has a size of Script error: No such module "convert".
  • WA15775 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 27 November 1914 and has a size of Script error: No such module "convert".

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