County Peak Explained

County Peak,[1] also known as Mt Quajabin[2] or Quajabin Peak,[3] is located in the western zone of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 120 km south-east of Perth.

Quajabin is this mountain's Noongar Aboriginal name, which predates European settlement, and is derived from the word quabin, meaning "good camp".[4]

Although not high, it offers an impressive view over some of the upper catchment of the Avon River and also of the Yenyenning Lakes, taking in points of seven shires: Beverley, Brookton, Pingelly, Corrigin, Quairading, Kelleberrin and York.[5] [6]

County Peak was given its English name when the first surveyors drew up the original counties for the Swan River Colony in 1829. County Peak was at that time the geographical intersection of Howick County, Minto County, Grantham County and York County. Today these counties have been divided up into local government areas known as shires.[7]

The area was first settled by Europeans in 1898 by the pioneering McLean brothers Kenneth, Donald Jr., John and Thomas.[8] The McLean brothers cleared land in the area, selecting their land including County Peak, using as their guide tree lines indicating rich, fertile soil as payment for their labour.[9] [10] From 1910 to 1933 the County Peak School taught children of the settlers in the district.

Notes and References

  1. News: COUNTY PEAK. . . XXIX . 1,505 . Western Australia . 30 October 1914 . 19 November 2016 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  2. "Welcome to Beverley WA, 'Be very you'", Shire of Beverley. September 2017. Beverley Community Resource Centre. Beverley WA.
  3. Web site: Indigenous Land Use Agreement - Gnaala Karla Booja ILUA. Commonwealth of Australia. 2014. 13 October 2020. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418191554/https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/getmedia/d39c59c7-4ec9-4548-8417-c67a980ac517/AH-Map-of-Gnaala-Karla-Booja. dead.
  4. "Aboriginal place names", A.W Reed. 1967.Reed Books Pty Ltd. Sydney NSW.
  5. News: Tourist Attraction . . 62 . 18 . Western Australia . 13 May 1966 . 19 November 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: THE AVON RIVER. . . 363 . Western Australia . 20 August 1921 . 19 November 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  7. "Landgate""Western Australian Land Information Authority"(https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/about-us)
  8. News: County Peak Pioneer Passes . . 1876 . Western Australia . 22 April 1960 . 23 October 2017 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  9. "The History of Beverley 1946" pg 78, compiled and published by Alf. T. Thomas. West Lederville, Perth, WA.
  10. News: Tourist Road at County Peak . . 62 . 22 . Western Australia . 10 June 1966 . 22 October 2017 . 1 . National Library of Australia.

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