BENCUBBIN

HEMA Map reference 74/A6

30° 48' 43' S 117° 51' 34' E

Statistics

Caravan Park

Bencubbin              08 9685 1202

Services

Attractions

Pergandes, Marshall Rock, Museum, Welbungin Hill Well, North Cleary gemstone area, Bates Farm Museum, Biliburning Rock, Tampu Well, Crimpy's Tank.

Buildings of note

Unknown.

Calendar of events

September: Mt. Marshall Show.

Description

John S. Roe (you'll see this name a lot in this book) explored the area in 1836 after passing through the Avon Valley. He named a granite outcrop south of town after a friend (Marshall McDermott) who was something of an adventurer and explorer in his own right.

Sandalwood cutters originally visited the area in the 1860s. A sheep station was established in 1867 and the town site was gazetted in 1917. The area is now primarily concerned with wheat and sheep production.

The original name was an Aboriginal word, Gnylburngobbing. It is the name they used for Mt. Marshall but the translation is unknown. The name may have been suggested by J. Hope (Chief draftsman) and it was the terminus for the Wyalkatchem-Mt Marshall railway.

Pieces of a large meteorite were found in the area and the three largest fragments weighed in at 542 kilograms, 64.6 kilograms and 16 kilograms. These pieces are now housed at the Western Australian Museum.

Marshall Rock is eight kilometres from the town of Bencubbin, it was discovered in 1836. Take a few sausages out with you to cook on the barbecues provided and enjoy the spectacular views of the surrounding district. The picnic area provides a lovely relaxed atmosphere with a wide variety of native flora and fauna.
 

Pergandes Sheep yards.

The sheep yards are on private property but are easily visible from the road. Early settlers constructed the yards in the 1920s. They are a very unusual feature and were constructed of slabs of granite. The rocks has been used to construct the fences in place of what would usually be the fence posts and wire.