Jackitup, Western Australia Explained

Type:other
Jackitup
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Gnowangerup
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-33.8889°N 118.0913°W
Postcode:6335
Dist1:300
Dir1:SE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:127
Dir2:NE
Location2:Albany
Dist3:9
Dir3:NE
Location3:Gnowangerup
Fedgov:O'Connor
Stategov:Roe
Near-Nw:Nyabing
Near-N:Nyabing
Near-Ne:Nyabing
Near-W:Pallinup
Near-E:Mindarabin
Near-Sw:Gnowangerup
Near-S:Kebaringup
Near-Se:Mindarabin

Jackitup is a rural locality of the Shire of Gnowangerup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It borders the townsite of Gnowangerup in the south-west of the locality, with the Gnowangerup golf course being in Jackitup.[1] [2]

History

Jackitup and the Shire of Gnowangerup are located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.[3] [4]

The Jackitup School site is on the shire's heritage register. Originally, the local community hall was used for schooling from 1913 onwards. A proper school was built next to the hall and opened in 1924, closing in 1947, when the pupils were send to Gnowangerup by bus. The school building was also relocated there.[5]

Located near the school site is the also heritage listed Rockview homestead. Rockview, dating back to 1905, was the centre of the early Jackitup community.[6]

Also heritage listed is the site of the former Gnowangerup Aboriginal Mission and Agricultural School, which was operated from 1935 as a school for Aboriginal boys by the Baptist Church.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 14 November 2024 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 14 November 2024 .
  3. Web site: Koreng (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 14 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 14 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Jackitup School Site . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . . 12 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Rockview . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . . 12 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Gnowangerup Aboriginal Mission and Agricultural School (fmr) . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . . 12 November 2024.