Rocky Gully

The name Rocky Gully may have originated from the rocky nature of the road where it crossed a gully near the present town site. The Aboriginal name for the area is ‘Chullurup’ which translates as ‘place of white ants’. The Elders of the Noongar people held the area in profound reverence, considering it a place of such spiritual power that it was perilous to live there. Albeit with a great sense of foreboding and regret, they played a role in the clearing of the forest. Rocky Gully is situated just 68 kilometres west of Mount Barker on the Muir Highway. From here it is possible to explore the Nornalup wilderness and Frankland River region. Rocky Gully is part of the Shire of Plantagenet, a local government area first gazetted as the Plantagenet Road Board in January 1871. In 1907 a proposal from this Board resulted in 320 acres (130 Hectares) of land being reserved for travelling stock. Rocky Gully was subsequently gazetted a year later and the area surveyed by Percy Walter Ernest Flint in 1911. In the 1930s a town was planned and land subdivided however it wasn’t until 1951 following World War II, as part of the War Service Land Settlement Scheme (WSLSS), that the area was established as a farming community. This area if known to have a reliable rainfall. Hence the region became primarily used for sheep grown for wool and meat. In more recent years vineyards and blue gum plantations have dominated the land. ROCKY GULLY SOLDIER SETTLEMENT The ’ First Years Memorial’ In 2023 a group of former residents and descendant’s of the ex-servicemen with support from the Rocky Gully CWA agreed to erect a structure to honour and remember the pioneers of the district. Post World War II the Federal government initiated the War Service Land Settlement Scheme (WSLSS) with a two fold function: to increase agricultural land in the south of WA and to re establish servicemen who had contributed to the defence of their country.

Information courtesy of www.wanowandthen.com and many thanks to the Old Police Museum, Mount Barker WA for the images.

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