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Coyrecup, Western Australia
Coyrecup is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Coyrecup Nature Reserve, centred around Coyrecup Lake, is located within Coyrecup.[2][3] HistoryCoyrecup is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6] Coyrecup was once a siding on the Katanning to Pingrup railway line. The siding opened in 1912, under the name of Wurnup, was renamed to Coyrecup in 1922, and closed for good in 1985.[7][8] The historic Holland Track passes through Coyrecup, following the Katanning-Nyabing Road, on its way to Coolgardie.[9][10] Nature reserveThe Coyrecup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 28 April 1967, has a size of 11.47 square kilometres (4.43 sq mi), and is located within the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee bioregions.[3][11] References
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