Grimwade, Western Australia Explained

Type:other
Grimwade
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-33.7°N 115.04°W
Postcode:6253
Stategov:Collie-Preston
Fedgov:Forrest
Dist1:194
Location1:Perth
Dist2:57
Location2:Bunbury
Dist3:25
Location3:Donnybrook
Near-Nw:Thomson Brook
Near-N:Noggerup
Near-Ne:Noggerup
Near-W:Kirup
Near-E:Wilga West
Near-Sw:Mullalyup
Near-S:Balingup
Near-Se:Wilga West

Grimwade is a heavily forested locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Bibbulmun Track passes through Grimwade.[1] [2]

Grimwade and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[3] [4] [5]

History

The locality was originally known as East Kirupp, then East Kirup and, finally, Grimwade from around 1949, in honour of Russell Grimwade. It was the site of the East Kirup Mill, which operated from around 1910 to October 1929, also there was a period of inactivity during World War I. Milling operations at East Kirup recommenced at a small scale in 1950, with just six employees, and some new houses constructed at the mill at the time. The people settling in the locality at the time were what the local newspaper described as "New Australians".

No evidence of the former mill or the dwellings the mill workers lived in now exists, with the last houses having been relocated to Kirup in the 1990s. During the operational period of the mill, East Kirup had a population of almost 500 people.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 14 July 2024 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 14 July 2024 .
  3. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 14 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 14 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup . The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation . . www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au . Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup . 14 July 2024.