The Cowaramup district was opened up for closer settlement with the establishment of the Group Settlement Scheme in the early 1920s. Groups 12 and 13, which were in the immediate vicinity of the present town, were both established in April 1922. With the commencement of a railway service in 1924 Cowaramup siding became a busy local centre. The first town site (west of the railway siding) was surveyed in 1925 and the present site was gazetted in 1930.
Acknowledgements:
We wish to thank
- Ian Pavey for producing our map
- Eric de Tombe for sorting the QR Code
- staff at the Shire of Augusta Margaret River
- Cowaramup Lions Club members for providing information and memories.
For allowing us to use their photographs, we wish to thank
- Margaret River & Districts Historical Society
- Ray Atcheson
- Emily Bell (nee Arthur)
- Wendy Price (nee Bell)
Research
- P E M Blond: “A short History of the Cowaramup District: 1900-1988”
- P & V Clews: “History of Cowaramup District Social Club 1954-2004”
The Lions Club of Cowaramup would like to acknowledge the Wadandi/Pibulman Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.