Dinninup, Western Australia

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Dinninup
Western Australia
Dinninup is located in Western Australia
Dinninup
Dinninup
Coordinates33°48′58″S 116°31′59″E / 33.816°S 116.533°E / -33.816; 116.533Coordinates: 33°48′58″S 116°31′59″E / 33.816°S 116.533°E / -33.816; 116.533
Established1915
Postcode(s)6244
Elevation212 m (696 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s)Blackwood-Stirling
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Dinninup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is between Boyup Brook and Kojonup.

The town's name is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a brook that is situated close to town. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1877; the meaning is unknown. Originating as a railway station on the Boyup Brook to Kojonup line, the land was requested by early settlers to be set aside for a townsite in 1906. The line was completed in 1910 and the Dinninup station was opened at the same time. The town was gazetted in 1915.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "History of country town names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
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