It lies just north west of Mornington Mills and was the junction for railway access to the Millars Mornington network of timber railways.[3]
Wokalup's name derives from an Aboriginal name meaning "the place of the carpet snake" (wokul). Such snakes were often found in farm sheds in the area prior to the commencement of irrigation but tiger snakes became more common subsequently.[4]
The location was originally granted in 1830, but the title lapsed as the owner made no improvements to the property. The Western Australian Company obtained it in the 1840s; the first resident was Thomas Hayward, who commenced farming at Bundidup south of Harvey in 1859. At this time, there were no made roads or bridges through the town, but during the 1860s the Harvey and Brunswick bridges were constructed and convicts built the road from Pinjarra to Brunswick. Hayward provided for the needs of both the convicts and the horse teams. When the railway came through in the 1890s a railway siding with the name Wokalup was opened, and a small private town developed. This was gazetted a townsite in 1963 at the request of the Shire of Harvey.[5]
Wokalup is a small agricultural town with services offered from nearby Harvey. A former deer park is being reconstructed as a cheese making and tourist facility, taking advantage of its location in the Harvey-Brunswick dairy district. A tavern and basic accommodation facilities are nearby.
^Map 5, page 266 of Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff; Rail Heritage WA; Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff (2008), Rails through the bush : timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Rail Heritage WA, ISBN978-0-9803922-2-7
^Shire of Harvey. . Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2006.
^ . Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
External linksedit
Harvey Cheese website
March 17, 2024
wokalup, western, australia, wokalup, town, located, south, west, region, western, australia, along, south, western, highway, between, harvey, brunswick, junction, 2006, census, wokalup, population, wokalup, western, australiathe, wokalup, tavern, january, 202. Wokalup is a town located in the South West region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway between Harvey and Brunswick Junction At the 2006 census Wokalup had a population of 449 2 Wokalup Western AustraliaThe Wokalup Tavern in January 2023WokalupCoordinates33 07 S 115 53 E 33 11 S 115 88 E 33 11 115 88Population255 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 6221Area80 8 km2 31 2 sq mi Location146 km 91 mi from Perth6 km 4 mi from HarveyLGA s Shire of HarveyState electorate s Murray WellingtonFederal division s ForrestIt lies just north west of Mornington Mills and was the junction for railway access to the Millars Mornington network of timber railways 3 Wokalup s name derives from an Aboriginal name meaning the place of the carpet snake wokul Such snakes were often found in farm sheds in the area prior to the commencement of irrigation but tiger snakes became more common subsequently 4 The location was originally granted in 1830 but the title lapsed as the owner made no improvements to the property The Western Australian Company obtained it in the 1840s the first resident was Thomas Hayward who commenced farming at Bundidup south of Harvey in 1859 At this time there were no made roads or bridges through the town but during the 1860s the Harvey and Brunswick bridges were constructed and convicts built the road from Pinjarra to Brunswick Hayward provided for the needs of both the convicts and the horse teams When the railway came through in the 1890s a railway siding with the name Wokalup was opened and a small private town developed This was gazetted a townsite in 1963 at the request of the Shire of Harvey 5 Contents 1 Present day 2 Climate 3 References 4 External linksPresent day editWokalup is a small agricultural town with services offered from nearby Harvey A former deer park is being reconstructed as a cheese making and tourist facility taking advantage of its location in the Harvey Brunswick dairy district A tavern and basic accommodation facilities are nearby Climate editClimate data for Wokalup Western AustraliaMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage precipitation mm inches 14 7 0 58 15 5 0 61 20 6 0 81 51 4 2 02 134 6 5 30 181 2 7 13 182 1 7 17 134 0 5 28 96 9 3 81 57 7 2 27 36 2 1 43 15 1 0 59 966 5 38 05 Average rainy days 2 6 2 6 4 0 8 0 13 4 17 3 19 4 17 0 14 6 10 2 7 5 3 8 120 4Mean daily sunshine hours 10 6 9 9 8 6 6 4 5 1 4 1 4 5 5 7 6 7 7 8 8 5 9 9 7 3Source www bom gov au climate averages tables cw 009642 All shtmlReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Wokalup suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Wokalup State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 25 July 2011 Map 5 page 266 of Gunzburg Adrian Austin Jeff Rail Heritage WA Gunzburg Adrian Austin Jeff 2008 Rails through the bush timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia 2nd ed Rail Heritage WA ISBN 978 0 9803922 2 7 Shire of Harvey Local Towns Wokalup Archived from the original on 20 July 2011 Retrieved 5 October 2006 History of country town names W Western Australian Land Information Authority Archived from the original on 14 March 2022 Retrieved 17 January 2007 External links editHarvey Cheese website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wokalup Western Australia amp oldid 1137356989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
