Donnybrook, Western Australia
town in the South West region of Western Australia, Australia
Donnybrook is a town situated between Boyanup and Kirup on the South Western Highway, 210 kilometres (130 mi) south of Perth, Western Australia. The town is the centre of apple cultivation in Western Australia. The town is also known for its picturesque abundance of English oak trees, as well as for the Apple Fun Park, a large outdoor playground in the centre of town.
History
Donnybrook is on the traditional lands of the Noongar people. George Nash and other Europeans arrived here around 1842. They named the place after their home town, Donnybrook, then a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The eastern part of the town was formerly called Minninup. The western portion of the townsite is currently known as Irishtown. The town of Donnybrook was gazetted in 1894.
In 1897, Richard Hunter discovered gold about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the Donnybrook townsite.
“Donnybrook, Western Australia” enters the record as town in the South West region of Western Australia, Australia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Donnybrook, Western and Australia can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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