Boyagin Rock Explained
Boyagin Rock is located south west of Brookton and north west of Pingelly in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, which is approximately south east of Perth.[1] [2] [3] The Boyagin Rock outcrop rises above the surrounding land and is an crestal area of a granite inselberg within the geological Yilgarn Craton framework.
It was a location that had been looked at for a water reserve, but the proposal was not proceeded with.[4] It had also been viewed as a mining location.[5] The Boyagin Nature Reserve contains Boyagin Rock, and is widely recognised as one of the few areas of intact original fauna and flora in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion.[6] It provides refuge for a variety of fauna including numbats, goannas, echidnas and tammar wallabies. The reserve was established in 1978, and covers an area of 1.21 km2.[7]
Traditional owners significance
Boyagin Rock is a Ballardong Noongar site of significance. The name is derived from the Noongar words boya ('rock') and djinning ('looking', 'seeing'); it is the "rock that sees or is looking".[8] [9]
A traditional story of how the rock came to be is from Noongar elder Janet Collard, who said that her husband (Andy Collard) told the story of how a big Wagyl (dreamtime water snake) wound itself round and round to form the rock, and it is the last resting place of the Wagyl.[10] Elder Cliff Humphries also spoke of the Wagyl, who would during the time of creation travel from places including Boyagin Rock.[11] Len Collard, through his research with elders of the area, was told that calling out the name of the Wagyl at this location will bring the rains.[12] Another belief is that if you walk to the top of the outcrop without stopping you will have a long life.[13]
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Notes and References
- [c:File:Boyagin_Rock_(6478985431).jpg|https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boyagin_Rock_(6478985431).jpg]
- Web site: Things To See And Do » Shire of Brookton. www.brookton.wa.gov.au. 2015-12-02.
- Web site: Attractions » Shire of Pingelly. www.pingelly.wa.gov.au. 2015-12-02.
- Text with photo site of a once proposed water scheme - News: West Pingelly landmark The rock at Boyagin . . XXXXII . 2186 . Western Australia . 16 May 1947 . 18 July 2024 . 1 . National Library of Australia. see also News: What about Boyagin Rock ? . . V . 216 . Western Australia . 19 December 1929 . 18 July 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia. and News: Correspondence. . . XXVII . 1414 . Western Australia . 16 May 1935 . 18 July 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- News: No mining of Dryandra and Boyagin Rock areas . . 66 . 1 . Western Australia . 15 January 1971 . 18 July 2024 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: Boyagin Explore Parks WA Department of Parks and Wildlife. parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au. 2015-12-02.
- UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Boyagin from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 20 May 2022. https://www.protectedplanet.net/313764
- Book: BOODJIN The Boyagin Rock Storybook . 2024 . Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management . 9780992424350 . 7 & 8 . 16 July 2024.
- News: Playwright records story of the Wagyl at Boyagin Rock. 23 July 1989. 16 July 2024.
- Web site: Film Kaartdijin Noongar. www.noongarculture.org.au. 28 June 2012 . 2015-12-02.
- Web site: Literature Review for Avon Basin Noongar Heritage and Cultural Significance of Natural Resources. 30 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316100538/http://wheatbeltnrm.org.au/sites/default/files/knowledge_hub/documents/RTKlitweb.pdf. 16 March 2016. dead.
- Prof. Collard, L. (2015) Oral Interview. Fremantle
- Web site: Boyagin Rock Dreamtime Trail Master Concept Plan. May 2014. December 2, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227214312/http://www.pingelly.wa.gov.au/Assets/Documents/Document-Centre/Other-Reports-and-Documents/2014-05-21_Boyagin_Rock_Dreamtime_Trail_Master_Plan_FINAL.pdf. 27 February 2015. dmy-all.
