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This site has been developed by Arthur Todd (Lost Katanning) for the Nyabing Historical Society Inc. to record the history of Nyabing. The people, the places and the groups that have helped develop Nyabing from the hardships and isolation of its earliest days at the turn of last century through to today. Most of the information on these pages was collected for the Nyabing Centenary celebrations by the people of Nyabing.
If you notice any errors or omissions please contact admin@lostkatanning.au
Nyabing is a small but important town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin and is thought to derive from the Aboriginal word “ne-yameng” which is the name of an everlasting flower Rhodanthe manglesii. The first Europeans to visit the area were sandalwood cutters and the first lease taken in the area was by settler John Hassell in 1873.
The townsite was planned in 1911 as part of the Great Southern Railway development and the name given to the siding was Nampup. The name Nampup is also Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a local soak. Lots were surveyed later in the year and the town was gazetted in 1912. The name was changed later that year after several complaints that Nampup was too similar to Nannup so the town was renamed to Nyabing. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling (Nyabing’s Trevor Badger is a Director of CBH).
People are welcome to submit photos and information about people, families, places, groups, and events that helped forge Nyabing from the past. If you would like to participate and help preserve Nyabing’s history for future generations you can email admin@lostkatanning.au or CLICK HERE.
People are welcome to submit photos and information about people, families, places, groups, and events that helped forge Nyabing from the past. If you would like to participate and help preserve Nyabing’s history for future generations you can email admin@lostkatanning.com or CLICK HERE.
A big thank you to the people of Nyabing, especially Alyson Cooper and the members of the Nyabing Historical Society, for trusting me to reproduce much of the information appearing on these Nyabing pages.
It is so important that our history is preserved and made available for future generations. Our rural communities didn’t just appear. They were built by the blood, sweat, and tears of our early pioneers. Pioneers who sold up everything, and left everything and everybody they knew, to forge a new beginning and a better life for them and their families. When they arrived, they arrived to absolutely nothing and miles from anywhere. But they all worked hard, men, women, and children, to create a solid base for our communities of today. So once again, thank you to the Nyabing community for its input into these pages. Ed.
CAN YOU HELP?
Do you have any historical information on our region?
Perhaps some old photos hidden away in a box in the cupboard?
Both I and the Nyabing Historical Society would love to hear from you if you do!
Start digging and help us preserve our local heritage,
our local history, for future generations…
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Disclaimer
This site has been set up for your enjoyment by Arthur Todd of Lost Katanning on behalf of the Nyabing Historical Society Inc. and for you to, hopefully, learn a little about Nyabing’s history.
Much of the research comes from various websites on the web including the WA State Government’s “inHerit” site, Wikipedia, the Australian Government’s “Trove” website, the archives of the Nyabing Historical Society and many members of the Nyabing community.
No Guarantee:
Despite our best efforts, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information contained within this website. I would assume, however, that most of it is reasonably accurate as most of it was recorded close to the times of the events or by people involved.
If you have additional information please feel free to submit it to
admin@lostkatanning.au or Click HERE for inclusion.
Copyright:
Please be mindful of copyright laws and respect copyright ownership of others when submitting information.
To the best of our knowledge, nothing on these pages breach any copyright laws ,however, if any information or photographs on this site do breach any such laws please email me at admin@lostkatanning.au and it will be removed immediately.