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North Dandalup

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Shire of Murray WA, PO Box 21, North Dandalup, WA 6207
08 9531 7777

Description

North Dandalup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway between Serpentine and Pinjarra.

North Dandalup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway between Serpentine and Pinjarra. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2011 census, North Dandalup had a population of 346.

History

The name "Dandalup", a Noongar name relating to the rivers in the area, was shown on maps from 1835 onwards, but its meaning is unclear. When the Pinjarra to Picton Junction railway was joined to Perth in 1894, North Dandalup, near where the river of that name crossed the railway, was noted as a stopping place.Whittaker's timber railway ran from North Dandalup into the Darling Ranges where they had been granted a forestry concession of 36,000 acres (150 km2).Land for a school was set aside in 1899 and the school commenced operations in April 1900. A town hall and recreation ground were built in 1915. The town was gazetted in 1972, a year after work began on the construction of the nearby South Dandalup Dam. On 28 October 1994, the $50 million North Dandalup Dam was opened 6 km from the town.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 91.012 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 54 m

Population number: 712

Local Government Area: Shire of Murray

Location

Shire of Murray WA, PO Box 21, North Dandalup, WA 6207

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on North Dandalup, Western Australia

North Dandalup - Localista

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