Coorow, Western Australia

Coorow is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 264 kilometres (164 mi) north of Perth.

Coorow
Western Australia
Main Street, Coorow, 2013.
Coorow
Coordinates29.88°S 116.02°E / -29.88; 116.02
Population161 (2011 census)[1]
Established1893
Postcode(s)6515
Elevation272 m (892 ft)
Location
  • 266 km (165 mi) north of Perth
  • 25 km (16 mi) south east of Carnamah
  • 84 km (52 mi) north of Moora
LGA(s)Shire of Coorow
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal Division(s)Durack

History

The townsite of Coorow was gazetted in 1893. Its name is derived from the Aboriginal name of a nearby spring, first recorded in 1872. The meaning of the name may be from the word "Curro", which is the Aboriginal word for a variety of Portulaca; another source gives it as "many mists".[2]

The town experienced some flooding in 1918 following a deluge of 2.53 inches (64 mm) of rain overnight. The Moore River broke its banks and caused much more severe flooding downstream at Moora.[3]

The Coorow Hotel, 2013.

After rapid growth through the early 1920s local settlers began to seek obtaining a hotel licence for the town in 1927.[4] The licence was granted in 1929 to Alexander Gloster who put forward a tender of £1,750, and submitted his plans for approval.[5]

The hotel was erected at a cost of £13,000 and constructed of cement blocks and brick. The two storey building held fifteen rooms for accommodation on the top floor and more accommodation along with a kitchen, bar, commercial room, saloon and laundry on the ground floor. The building was sewered, with hot and cold water to all rooms, and had an electrical plant installed.[6]

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[7]

The town was flooded in 1932 following torrential rains in the area. The town was left under water for at least a day but the water flowed rapidly away down the Moore River. It was feared at one point that the town dam would burst from the pressure.[8] Roads were cut from washaways and the streets and flooded buildings were left deep in mud with some stock losses, mostly sheep, being reported.[9]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Coorow (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – C". Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  3. "Another Flood". The Daily News. Perthn: National Library of Australia. 16 September 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. "Coorow". Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 20 March 1927. p. 19. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. "New Coorow Hotel". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1929. p. 16. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  6. "Coorow Hotel". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 September 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  7. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. "Moora receives the full force of flood". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 9 August 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  9. "Floods in WA". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

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