Wp/nys/Binjareb Mia Kwel - Binjareb Placenames

An important meeting place and karlerl where many Noongar tribes came together annually to maya-maya along the Wangamup Bilya or Serpentine River. Site of the Barragup Mungah djildjit trap.

• Beela
• Coolup
• 

  Mandurah Foreshore

• Myalup
• Pinjarra
• Wilgie
• Wokalup
• Yerrup

Barragup

Beela

asbeel-aorbeela-alleorbeel-allaorbil-aliameaning there in that place is where the river water is running into a pool.

Coolup

ascool-uporkolo-uporgool-uporgool-guporgool-upp or gulling - gup means to move to as a motion to go to this place.

Dwellingup

asdw-ell-ing-upordwel-el-nyin-uppordwel-al- yin - gup or dwel - ali - yin - gup mean on and by the whole place there is fog, dew and mist.

Wp/nys/Mandjoogoordap (Mandurah)

Myalup

asmya-al-upormya-al-uppormya-al-gupormia-al- up or maia - al - gup means the district by that place of huts.

Pinjarra

aspin-jarraorbin-jarilorbin-jarralyorbinja-jarilorbinja - jarraly means to dig in the swamps amongst Djaraly (Jarrah) trees.

Pinjarra/Pinjarup boodja was a meeting place for the Binjareb tribe and an area associated with intense resistance against colonial invasion. Prior to settlement the Binjareb lived peacefully in the area and traded an ubundance of flora and fauna with neighbouring tribes. Pinjarra is a place of much historic significance associated with the Pinjarra Massacre.

Local elders/birdya/traditional owners of Pinjarra:

Harry Nannup

Yaburgurt

Wagerup

aswager-uporwatch-guporwej-uporwetch-upporwaige - gup means the place of the emu.

Wilga

aswi-l-gaorwil-il-garroorwilgerka-il-gadukorwilgi-il - gatak or wil - Il - garro or wilgie - il - garro or wilgee - Il - gaduk or wilgi - il - gatak means that areas on and by north and north-west directions possess yellow ochre clay.

Wokalup

aswokal-ka-l-uporwaagal-kal-al-uporwaagal- kal - ale - up or waugal - kal - ali - up or waagal - karl - ale - upp or woggal - kal - ala - gup or wakal - karl - ale - gup means on and by this whole district is of the Waugal or rainbow serpent, a fabulous venomous monster that in the form of a snake resides in the deep and dark water holes.

Yerrup

(as ye - rr - up or ye - yeera - gup or ye - yira - gup or ye - yeera - upp or ye - yira - upp) means today on the top of this steep location.