history of the murray THE MURRAY RIVER In search of suitable land for agriculture as part of early European settlement, the Region’s rich soils and river system ensured its identification as a place that gave hope for farming. The Murray River was given its European name at this time and the land was granted to Thomas Peel.
1829
PINJARRA SETTLEMENT Pinjarra was established as one of the State’s first colonial settlements and became a thriving town servicing the region and travellers commuting between Perth and the South-West
1834
1843
1836
PINJARRA MASSACRE Unrest between the Bindjareb people and colonial settlers reached flash point resulting in one of the State’s and Region’s darkest periods in history and the significant loss of Aboriginal lives along with a Colonial Soldier.
1897
1893
INTRODUCTION OF THE FISHERIES ACT
OPENING OF RAILWAY LINE FROM PERTH TO PINJARRA
1910
1908 RAILWAY LINE WORK FROM PINJARRA TO WILLIAMS
DWELLINGUP ESTABLISHED Dwellingup had been a stock run leased from the Government by the Cooper family, in 1910 the South West Timber Hewers Cooperative Society Limited leased 20,000 acres and based operations in Holyoake. Dwellingup was established at the same time.
PREMIER HOTEL
1898 SOUTH AND NORTH YUNDERUP The islands at the mouths of the Serpentine and Murray Rivers (Delta Island area) were surveyed in 1897 and called “Yundurup” after the Pindjarup term for the area “Yoondooroop”.
1912
1920
FAIRBRIDGE FARM & VILLAGE Kingsley Fairbridge started the farm school for orphaned children established near Blythewood.
1974
1969
1961
1960s
HOTHAM VALLEY RAILWAY
RAVENSWOOD RACEWAY OPENED (closed 1999)
DWELLINGUP BUSH FIRE
COLLAPSE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY, EMERGENCE OF BAUXITE MINING From the 1960s, there was a general push to reduce the area available for milling, to conserve the remaining jarrah and karri forests along the Darling Scarp.
(WA) Inc. origins
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