Boyup Brook, Western Australia
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| Coordinates | 33°50′02″S 116°23′17″E / 33.834°S 116.388°ECoordinates: 33°50′02″S 116°23′17″E / 33.834°S 116.388°E |
| Population | 532 (2006 census) |
| Established | 1900 |
| Postcode(s) | 6244 |
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Boyup Brook |
| State electorate(s) | Blackwood-Stirling |
| Federal Division(s) | O'Connor |
Boyup Brook is a town in the south-west of Western Australia, 269 kilometres (167 mi) south-southeast of Perth and 31 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bridgetown.
The name Boyup is derived from the name of a nearby pool "Booyup", an Aboriginal term meaning "place of big stones" (large granite outcrops common in the area) or "place of big smoke" (from burning the many surrounding grass trees).
The town's economy is primarily agricultural. It is a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.
About 1839, John Hassell brought sheep and cattle from the eastern states of Australia via Albany, and acquired a lease of land along what would later become Scotts Brook, south of the current town site. Although he grazed this stock in the area, the leases did not become permanent, and Hassell later moved to Kendenup.
In 1845, Augustus Gregory followed the Blackwood River from the junction of the Arthur and Beaufort Rivers downstream for about 170 kilometres (110 mi). He carved his initials and the date into a jarrah tree, approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of where the town now lies. That tree is now dead, but the stump and the markings remain. The stump – now known as the Gregory Tree – has been covered for preservation.
The first permanent settlement in the area was a 12,000-acre (4,900 ha) lease, south of the current town site, along what became known as Scotts Brook. This lease was granted to William Scott and his wife Mary (née Keane), who arrived in 1854, having travelled from Albany. They named the property Norlup, and in about 1872 built a new house that remains to this day (albeit with more recent extensions and renovations), and is now listed on the Heritage Council of Western Australia's register.
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