Nabawa

History

Nabawa derives its name from Nabawar Pool, a pool in the Chapman River first recorded by a surveyor in 1857. This Aboriginal word is said to mean "camp far away". The current spelling of Nabawa has been in use since 1872. A Roman Catholic Assisted School was established in 1889. When the Upper Chapman Valley railway line was opened in 1910, a siding was opened near the pool and named Nabawa. The railway closed in 1961, but in 1964, the Shire of Chapman Valley moved its administrative headquarters to Nabawa from Nanson, and a townsite was declared in 1965.

Most-observed species

• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  60
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  54
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  48
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  47
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  45
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  38
• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  36
• Australian Ringneck

  Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  31

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2003-05-11
  61 km SW of Tarcoola Beach, Australia