Kwobrup, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Kwobrup
State:wa
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-33.6°N 117.9667°W
Postcode:6317
Dist1:329
Dir1:SW
Location1:Perth
Dist2:211
Dir2:N
Location2:Albany
Dist3:43
Dir3:W
Location3:Katanning
Lga:Shire of Kent
Stategov:Roe
Fedgov:O'Connor

Kwobrup is a small town in the Shire of Kent, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The local hall was a significant facility in the early twentieth century.[1] [2] [3] The Kwobrup Reserve, north of the town, forms part of the Kwobrup-Badgebup Important Bird Area.[4]

Kwobrup was a stop on the Katanning to Pingrup railway line.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kwobrup. . . 3 . 225 . Western Australia . 20 October 1915 . 30 July 2024 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Kwobrup. . . 5 . 427 . Western Australia . 17 November 1917 . 30 July 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: KWOBRUP. . . XX . 1928 . Western Australia . 1 July 1922 . 31 July 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  4. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kwobrup-Badgebup. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-17.
  5. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 30 July 2024.