Pingrup, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Pingrup
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Kent
Local Map:yes
Zoom:8
Postcode:6343
Est:1924
Coordinates:-33.5344°N 118.5097°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Elevation:295
Stategov:Roe
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:361
Dir1:south east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:48
Dir2:south
Location2:Lake Grace
Dist3:65
Dir3:north west
Location3:Gnowangerup

Pingrup is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

The name of the town is Indigenous Australian in origin and was the name of a lake that is close to the townsite. The meaning of Pingrup is most likely taken from A.A. Hassell of Jerramungup (1894) recording of Pingrup (bingerup) meaning place where digging. The Noongar Dictionary gives the meaning for Pingrup as "place where they are digging or have been digging". The name first appeared on charts of the area in 1873.

The townsite came into being as a terminus of the Katanning to Pingrup railway line, which was extended from Nyabing into the area in 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1924.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBH receival sites . 2011 . 1 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf . March 18, 2012 .