For many thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers in 1837, Noongar Aboriginal people were the traditional custodians of the land that is now referred to as Kojonup.
They drank from the local freshwater spring and hunted game with the traditional Noongar ‘kodj’, or stone axe. Both Kojonup and The Kodja Place are named after the historically significant impliment.
Following the arrival of settlers in 1837, Kojonup became an English Military outpost and, over the next century, evolved into a contemporary farming community.
It was the first Shire in Western Australia to have one million sheep.
Within any community, people come and go. Some leave their mark in the buildings they create, the businesses they run or the groups they choose to join. Others leave writings or photos.
The Kojonup Historical Society was formed in the late 1960s in an attempt to capture something of these lives, by learning and building upon the experiences of the past, we can understand the community in it's fullest sense.
The Kojonup Historical Society can be contacted via:
Kojonup Visitor Centre
Address: 143 Albany Highway Kojonup WA 6395
Phone: +61 8 9831 0500
Email: kojonupvisitors@bigpond.com