Queenwood is a rural
locality of the
Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup
The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup 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 about , and its seat of governmen ...
in the
South West region of Western Australia. The
Preston River and the
Donnybrook
Donnybrook may refer to:
Places Australia
* Donnybrook, Queensland, Australia
* Donnybrook, Western Australia
* Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia
** Donnybrook railway station, Victoria, Australia
Canada
* Donnybrook, Ontario, a former village in ...
–
Boyup Brook Road run through the locality from east to west.
Queenwood and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the
Wardandi people of the
Noongar nation.
The locality is home to the heritage listed Queenwood Homestead, which dates back to 1890. At the time of its construction, it was part of a lease on the Preston River, with a substantial part of the land used for fruit growing.
Queenwood was once a siding on the
Donnybrook–Katanning railway, but the railway line ceased operation in 1982. Queenwood's siding had a loading platform for fruit produced in the area.
The location of the siding at Queenwood however was not seen as ideal by local settlers, who would have preferred a location at
Charley Creek instead and petitioned for constructing one there in the 1920s, even being willing to cover some of the cost themselves. The main reason for the request was travel distances as it was claimed that the location of the siding at Queenwood only benefitted one farmer while it disadvantaged many others. Despite this, the Queenwood sidingwhich opened in 1913remained until 1977, when it was closed.
References
{{Towns South West WA
Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup