Pinwernying, Western Australia

Pinwernying
Western Australia
Pinwernying is located in Western Australia
Pinwernying
Pinwernying
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Coordinates33°39′57″S 117°32′26″E / 33.66583°S 117.54060°E / -33.66583; 117.54060
Population97 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1892
Postcode(s)6317
Area5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Katanning
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Localities around Pinwernying:
Moojebing Moojebing Katanning
Katanning Pinwernying Katanning
Katanning Katanning Katanning

Pinwernying is a town and locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, adjacent to Katanning. The Great Southern Railway forms the western border of the locality.[2][3]

History

Pinwernying is at the border of the traditional land of the Koreng[4][5] and Kaneang[6][7] peoples, both of the Noongar nation.[8]

While Katanning, in its early days, was a private townsite and owned by the Western Australian Land Company, the state government reserved land nearby at what would become the townsite of Pinwernying. Pinwernying was gazetted in 1892 and is named after Pinwernying Soak, the indigenous name of a nearby water source. Pinwernying Soak was recorded by a surveyor in 1887, but the meaning of the name is unknown.[9]

The heritage listed Great Southern Railway Memorial is located on the Pinwernying side of the railway line and dates back to 1939, to the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the line in 1889.[10]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pinwernying (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Koreng". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  9. ^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Great Southern Railway Memorial". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2024.