Maranup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Maranup Ford Bridge over the
Blackwood River | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°57′S 116°01′E / 33.95°S 116.01°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 60 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6256 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Maranup is a rural locality of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia. The Blackwood River passes through the locality from east to west and, in the south-western corner, Maranup is home to the what is the majority of Dalgarup National Park. [2] [3]
The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen) [4] [5] and Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, [6] [7] both of the Noongar nation. [8] [9]
Maranup Ford, in the centre of the locality, was the main crossing of the Blackwood River for traffic from Manjimup to the port of Bunbury until 1862, when a bridge over the river was built at Bridgetown. In 1898, the Browne family purchased land in the area as a freehold from the crown and built homestead near the ford in 1917. The property remains in the family today, functioning as a working farm and caravan park. [10] [11]
We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Pibulmun-Wadandi people
Maranup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Maranup Ford Bridge over the
Blackwood River | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°57′S 116°01′E / 33.95°S 116.01°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 60 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6256 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Maranup is a rural locality of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia. The Blackwood River passes through the locality from east to west and, in the south-western corner, Maranup is home to the what is the majority of Dalgarup National Park. [2] [3]
The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen) [4] [5] and Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, [6] [7] both of the Noongar nation. [8] [9]
Maranup Ford, in the centre of the locality, was the main crossing of the Blackwood River for traffic from Manjimup to the port of Bunbury until 1862, when a bridge over the river was built at Bridgetown. In 1898, the Browne family purchased land in the area as a freehold from the crown and built homestead near the ford in 1917. The property remains in the family today, functioning as a working farm and caravan park. [10] [11]
We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Pibulmun-Wadandi people