Boscabel, Western Australia
Boscabel is a town and locality in the Shire of Kojonup, Great Southern region of Western Australia, located north of Kojonup. The Albany Highway passes through the locality, but not the townsite, from north to south.
Boscabel and the Shire of Kojonup are located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation.
The town was gazetted in 1913, following a suggestion to do so by the local progress association in 1912.
It is believed that the town is named after Boscobel House in Shropshire.
Boscabel Hall is on the shire's heritage list and dates back to 1917. The timber building was officially opened by the Premier of Western Australia, James Mitchell, in July 1919. It was used as a school, for church services and social gatherings and is still in use today.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boscabel (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Kojonup". www.kojonup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Kojonup. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
The Shire of Kojonup acknowledges the Keneang people as the Traditional custodians of this land where the Shire is situated
- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Boscabel Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
