Kebaringup, Western Australia
Kebaringup is a town and locality of the Shire of Gnowangerup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Kebaringup borders the townsite of Borden to the south-east, while the Pallinup River forms much of its southern border. The Chirelillup Nature Reserve is located within Kebaringup.
History
Kebaringup and the Shire of Gnowangerup are located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.Kebaringup was once a siding on the Tambellup to Ongerup railway line, open from 1913 to 1957. The site of the Kebaringup Siding is listed on the shire's heritage register. While nothing remains of the former siding, the outline of the former railway track remains.
A second siding, Formby, further west from Kebaringup, was also within the current boundaries of the locality. Like Kebaringup, the site of Formby siding is on the shire's heritage list. Two water tanks from the former installation are remaining at the site.
With the establishment of the railway siding, originally named Arnott, after a local settler, but soon renamed Kebaringup, a small block of land was set aside by the state government for a potential townsite. The townsite was gazetted in 1918, with the name, Kebaringup, dating back to 1887, when it was recorded by a surveyor. It is of indigenous origin but the meaning is unknown.