Martup Pool, Beaufort River

Author

Shire of Woodanilling

Place Number

03763

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Location

near Albany Hwy/Robinson Rd Jnc Woodanilling

Location Details

Local Government

Woodanilling

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

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Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Mar 2003	Category 5	Category 5 Historic Site without built features: recognise, for example with a plaque, place name.

Statement of Significance

It is important for its association with the early' exploration of the area and later for the
association with the establishment of the pastoral and agricultural industry in the district.

Physical Description

A deep pool in the main (southern) branch of the Beaufort River. It is of a similar size to
Toojeelup Pool being about 1km in length and from 30-50 metres in width.

History

The first pastoralist to the Beaufort River was Edward Hamersley. On 31 March 1852 he
was granted a lease of 10,000 acres centred on the Martup Hills. Within this lease 15
acres was surveyed to freehold Dungalar Spring (Locn V) and locations 1-4 of 10 acres
apiece near the site of the Beaufort Bridge. These were the first land selections in the
Williams district freeholded outside of the immediate vicinity of the Williams River.
Hamersley decided to concentrate his southern leases near the Williams River bridge and
new prospects in the Champion Bay area finally saw him transfer the Martup lease to
William Cornwall in 1866. Cornwall had previously taken up J.H. Monger's relinquished
lease at Queerearrup and Martup leases. Cornwall who came to the colony as a 'young
emigrant' in 1840 when a lad of 15 years worked initially for JH Monger at York.
Having acquired both capital and experience in Monger's employ, Cornwall saw the
opportunities is the Beaufort area. In 1860 he married Eliza Malone, a young Irish
immigrant. The site of their first home at the Beaufort is not certain, but soon the grand
Beaufort Station homestead was built. By 1862 Cornwall was freeholding land within the
Martup Lease and by 1868 a total of 1040 acres amongst the Martup Hills had been
purchased by Cornwall.

The river pools (including Martup) were included in the Martup lease and provided the
water necessary to run the extensive numbers of sheep owned by Cornwall.

The 100 acre reserve was created to provide secure access to the water for travellers along
the Sound Road. The reserve was centred on the road - the east boundary being the
Martup Pool / Beaufort River and the southern boundary passing through the 138 mile
peg. Early maps did not show the name of the pool in contrast with the Toojeelup Pool to
the south.

The name 'Martup' is derived from the Aboriginal language - mart refers to the large
bones in the hind legs of a kangaroo and humans. Thus Martup is a place pertaining to
this animal or bones thereof. It is also the name of a nearby hill and waterhole (well).

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Phots/Maps: 7/9, 7/10; John Bird; 'Round Poolto Woodanilling" p44		1985
	John Bird; "Round Pool to Woodanilling" pp 14-18, 26, 60, 90-94(1), 94-95(2), 24(3)		1985

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Original Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve

Creation Date

30 Aug 2003

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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