Coolup, Western Australia
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Coolup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia
. The town is situated just off the South Western Highway
and close to the Murray River
.
The area was first settled in 1886 and the townsite was gazetted in 1899.
The towns name is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean the place of the wild turkey.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. The town is situated just off the South Western Highway
South Western Highway
South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the National Highway 1 network for most of its length...
and close to the Murray River
Murray River (Western Australia)
The Murray River is a river in the southwest of Western Australia which played a significant part in the expansion of Aboriginal settlement in the area south of Perth after the arrival of British settlers at the Swan River Colony in 1829....
.
The area was first settled in 1886 and the townsite was gazetted in 1899.
The towns name is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean the place of the wild turkey.