Dumbleyung, Western Australia
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Dumbleyung is a town and shire in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 267 kilometres (166 mi) south-east of Perth between Wagin and Lake Grace on State Route 107.
History
Dumbleyung's name is of Noongar origin, coming from "Dambeling" which possibly means "large lake or inland sea" (although another source suggests it came from "dumbung", a game played with bent sticks and a hard piece of fruit.[2] The lake nearby was discovered and named Dambeling Lake by explorers Henry Landor and Henry Maxwell Lefroy in 1843, and the current spelling was used by surveyors in the 1860s and 1870s.[3] Pastoralists and sandalwood cutters moved into the area, initially settling at Nippering, north of Lake Dumbleyung and 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the present town.
The first three families to settle in the area were the Cronin, Kersley and Bartram families.
However, in 1907, Dumbleyung was gazetted as a townsite and became the terminus of a railway from Wagin.
By 1915, Dumbleyung had grown to become the major rural service town in the region.
Present day
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Dumbleyung_Lake.jpg/240px-Dumbleyung_Lake.jpg)
The nearby
The surrounding areas produce
See also
- Taking Tea (sculpture), a sculpture located on Absolon Street, Dumbleyung's main street
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dumbleyung (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Dumbleyung". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "History of country town names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
- ^ "Country". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Country". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ The Wagin Argus (10 November 2005). "Bluebird weekend an outstanding success". Retrieved 28 October 2006.
- ^ "It's back! Taste of Dumbleyung 2020!". wagin.yourguide.com.au. 14 August 2019.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
External links
Media related to Dumbleyung, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons