Mount Kokeby or Kokeby is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of the town of Beverley towards Brookton.
| Mount Kokeby Western Australia | |||||||||
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  Mount Kokeby | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°12′36″S 116°58′16″E / 32.210°S 116.971°E | ||||||||
| Population | 90 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1889 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6304 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Beverley | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Pearce | ||||||||
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History
editThe town name is the product of a misspelling of Rokeby (after Henry Montagu, the 6th Baron Rokeby of Armagh, after whom Rokeby Road in Subiaco is also named). The nearby Mount Rokeby was named by John Septimus Roe in 1835, but when a station on the Great Southern Railway was opened in 1889, it was incorrectly spelt Mount Kokeby. The name stuck and the nearby hill's name was changed in 1950.
In 1899 the government land agent in Beverley suggested blocks of land be made available adjacent to the station, and following survey a townsite was gazetted here in 1902.[2] An agricultural hall was built, but has since been demolished. The locality is predominantly used for wheat and sheep farming. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[3]
Notable residents
editAt the 1961 federal election, two former Kokeby residents were elected to federal parliament – Country Party senator Edgar Prowse and Labor MP Fred Collard.[4]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kokeby (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "New Kokeby-born Country Party Senator". The Beverley Times. 12 January 1962.
