Dardanup is a small town in the

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. The town is in the fertile Ferguson valley and is near the Ferguson River. The first European settlement in the area was in 1852 by Thomas Little who named his property ''Dardanup Park''. The word "Dardanup" is believed to be a variation of the

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word ''Dudingup'', the meaning of which is unknown. Construction of the local agricultural hall commenced in 1893 by J. and H. Gibbs, who had submitted the lowest tender. The hall, constructed of

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and weatherboard, was opened in 1894 by H. W. Venn. The population of the area was 118 (81 males and 37 females) in 1898. Little later gave land to the

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and a community was soon established in the locale. The government acquired land in the area in the 1920s and the townsite was gazetted in 1923.

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