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

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...

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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 the word is unknown. The name first appeared on charts of the area in 1873.

The townsite came into being as a terminus of the Nyabing

Nyabing, Western Australia

Nyabing is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The name is of Aboriginal origin and is thought to derive from the Aboriginal word "ne-yameng" which is the name of an everlasting flower Helipterum manglessii....

railway when it was extended into the area in 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1924.