Crowea is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

of the

Shire of Manjimup The Shire of Manjimup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Manjimup. History The Shire are ...

, located near Northcliffe, in the

South West Southwest is a compass point. Southwest, south-west, south west, southwestern or south-western or south western may also refer to: * Southwest (direction), an intercardinal direction Geography *South West Queensland, Australia *South West (Weste ...

region of Western Australia. The

South Western Highway South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the Highway 1 network for most of its length. It is about long. Route description Perth to Bunbury ...

forms the eastern border of the locality while the

Warren River The Warren River, historically called the Sowams River,Baker 1904 is a tidal extension of the Palmer River in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 6.5 km (4 mi). There are no dams along the river's length. Course Th ...

forms most of its northern border. Parts of the

Greater Hawke National Park Greater Hawke National Park, also referred to as Hawke National Park, is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Manjimup. To the south, it borders the much larger D'Entrecas ...

, in the west, and

Greater Dordagup National Park Greater Dordagup National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. It is located in the Shire of Manjimup with the South Western Highway running through the park. To the east it borders the much la ...

, in the east, are located in Crowea while a small section of Jane National Park penetrates into the south of the locality.

History

Crowea is located on the traditional land of the

Bibulman The Bibulman (Pibelmen) are an Aboriginal 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 ...

people of the

Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...

nation. The

Northcliffe branch railway The Northcliffe branch, also known as the Northcliffe section or Picton to Northcliffe line, is the railway route between Picton and Northcliffe in Western Australia. History The line was the first one in the Bunbury area, officially opening ...

once passed through the locality, with the stops of Warren Bridge, Yeagarup, Dombakup and Terry all located in Crowea. The Warren River railway bridge, located on the border of Crowea and Collins but listed under Collins, of the Northcliffe branch railway is listed on the Western Australian

State Register of Heritage Places The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. History In the 1970s, following its establishment of the N ...

. After closure of the line, the bridge was the stopping place for the shorter run of the Pemberton-Northcliffe Railway from Pemberton, of the

Pemberton Tramway Company Pemberton Tramway Company operates as a tourist railway in Pemberton in Western Australia. The company controls the southern section of the former Northcliffe branch railway, from Lyall to Northcliffe. Trams ran south from the old WAGR ra ...

. The heritage assessment for the bridge deemed it to be the most impressive bridge on the line, being 127 metres long, 10 metres high and constructed in 1930. The Warren River was repaired in 1961, after suffering fire damage and, again, from 1972 to 1973. A second railway bridge over the Warren River, also on the boundary of Crowea and Collins, was subsequently used as a road bridge, is on the shire's heritage list, and is now used as crossing on the

Bibbulmun Track The Bibbulmun Track is a long-distance walk trail in Western Australia. It runs from Kalamunda in the east of Perth to Albany, and is long. It is managed by government agencies, and has a foundation. It traverses the Darling Range and has i ...

References

{{Towns South West WA Shire of Manjimup