Nornalup, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Nornalup
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Denmark
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-34.99°N 116.82°W
Postcode:6333
Elevation:18
Stategov:Warren-Blackwood
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:432
Dir1:south south east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:8
Dir2:east
Location2:Walpole
Dist3:49
Dir3:west
Location3:Denmark

Nornalup is a small town located in the Shire of Denmark in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The town is located along the South Coast Highway and on the banks of the Frankland River. The name derives from the local indigenous language: "place of the black snake" - Norne - meaning "black snake" (a.k.a. tiger snake) - and up meaning "place of". The area attracts considerable numbers of tiger snakes due to its proximity to the river and wetlands, though fewer now than in the past. Anecdotal evidence from early settlers mentions uncomfortably large numbers of these highly venomous and aggressive reptiles, particularly during spring and early summer.

From 1929 to the official closure of the line in 1957, Nornalup was the western terminus of the Elleker to Nornalup railway line.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 15 August 2024.