Upper Capel, Western Australia
33°39′S 115°49′E / 33.65°S 115.82°E / -33.65; 115.82
- 183 km (114 mi) from Perth
- 36 km (22 mi) from Bunbury
- 3 km (2 mi) from Donnybrook
Localities around Upper Capel: | ||
Paynedale | Donnybrook | Brookhampton |
Yoganup | Upper Capel | Brookhampton |
Yoganup | Brazier | Newlands |
Upper Capel is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The locality borders the South Western Highway at the north-east while the Capel River flows through it in the south-west.[2][3]
Upper Capel was the original name for the railway siding established in 1898 that eventually became the town of Kirup. When a town was gazetted there in 1900, it was named Kirupp and then Kirup from 1931. The current locality of Upper Capel is north-west of the town of Kirup and not directly related.[4]
Upper Capel and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7]
The locality is home to five heritage listed sites:[8][9]
- Donnybrook Sandstone Quarry Pink (Pink Quarry)
- Donnybrook Sandstone Quarry Goldfield's (Goldfield's Quarry)
- Torridon Homestead
- Crendon Homestead
- Careydale
The Torridon Homestead dates back to 1873,[10] while the Careydale and Crendon homesteads date to the 1880s.[11][12]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Capel (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup". www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation
- ^ "Heritage places search results: Upper Capel". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Donnybrook Balingup municipal heritage inventory" (PDF). www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Torridon Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Crendon". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Careydale". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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