Glenlynn is a rural
locality of the
Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes
The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about southeast of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government ...
in the
South West
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region of Western Australia. The locality is located along the
South Western Highway, which passes through it north to south.
The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of the
Bibulman
The Bibulman (Pibelmen) are an indigenous Australian people of the southwestern region of Western Australia, a subgroup of the Noongar.
Name
Their autonym may be related to the word for stingray, ''pibilum''.
Country
Pibelmen lands comprised ...
(also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen) and
Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, both of the
Noongar nation.
In the south-west of the locality of Glenlynn, some
talc mining was carried out between 1942 and 1951, with 514 tonnes of talc produced.
Glenlynn was a siding on the
Picton to Northcliffe railway opened in 1911, originally named Lights, renamed to Nairnup in 1911 and renamed again, now to Glenlynn, in 1913, until closed in 1967.
References
{{Towns South West WA
Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes