COWARAMUP’s Second Wave of Settlers, 1934 – 1957

Thesis for Honours degree of History, Murdoch University. pp. 40, maps, facsimiles, illusts. #250422
Cowaramup is a town in the South West of Western Australia, 12 kilometres north of Margaret River in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
The name Cowaramup derives its name from Cowaramup Siding, which was located near the townsite, on the now disused Busselton to Augusta railway. The townsite was gazetted in 1925, originally to support the timber and dairy industries. The name is believed to be derived from the Noongar word cowara, meaning purple-crowned lorikeet.[2] Locals from the region often refer to the town as “Cowtown”, a reference to the use of “cow” in the town’s name and its history of dairy farming.