ManjimupBrief History Manjimup is located in the South-West corner of Western Australia,
approximately 304km south of Perth. The tall timber town
was established in 1910 as a result of the railway line,
which was built to service the rapidly growing timber
industry. The name Manjimup was derived from an
Aboriginal word "manjin" the name given for the edible
root of a bulrush and "up" meaning place of water,
together they mean "edible root of bulrush at watering
hole". The first European settler in the Manjimup
district was a timber cutter, Thomas Muir, in 1856.
During the 1920's group settlers known as 'Groupies'
ventured into the area near One Tree Bridge to clear land as part of
the State Government's Group Settlement Scheme. Today Manjimup is
known as the Jewel of the South West and is a thriving
community based around the timber and agriculture
industries. Agriculture includes dairy, vegetables
(onions, cauliflower, peas and potatoes) fruit growing
(cherries and apples) and beef and sheep farming.
 There are also numerous festivals celebrated
throughout the year in Manjimup and nearby towns
including the Cherry Harmony Festival and the Nannup Music Festival.The tree towers are
one of the areas greatest attractions. These huge
lookouts, which are dotted throughout the jarrah and
karri forests , were established in the
1930's by the Forests Department as a way of pinpointing
the location of forest fires quickly. More History of Manjimup
Interesting Facts About Manjimup The post code for Manjimup is 6258.
One of Australia's most well known poets, Adam Lindsay Gordon , settled in the area in 1866. It was Adam Lindsay Gordon's shepherd who was the first to discover graphite near the Donnelly River, which started a short lived mining industry. On the King Jarrah Heritage Trail you can find a jarrah tree that some have claimed is over 1200 years old. Manjimup holds the annual Cherry Harmony Festival , which features the Cherry Ball and the GlobeVista Australasian Cherry Pip Spitting Championships. Click here for the Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival Results 2006
or here for Cherry Harmony Festival Results 2007, Manjimup Cherry pip
Spitting 2008 . Manjimup is fast becoming the Truffle capital of Australia, with a bumper crop this year. Truffles (fungi not chocolate) are a delicacy in Europe and can sell for around $3,000 a kg. Not wonder they are called "Black Gold". Important Links To ManjimupShire of ManjimupManjimup dot com Cherry Fairies of Manjimup |
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