own – Al b any ▁route ▁was ▁requested ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁so ▁that ▁an ▁electric ▁te legraph ▁line ▁could ▁be ▁established , ▁but ▁the ▁government ▁survey ors ▁were ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁other ▁work . ▁Sur ve ying ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁Man j im up ▁( s outh ▁of ▁Br idget own , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Bal bar rup ) ▁was ▁undert aken ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁by ▁Fred ▁S . ▁Bro ck man . ▁ ▁Following ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁government ▁intended ▁to ▁sett le ▁returning ▁serv ic emen ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁To ▁determine ▁the ▁public ▁works ▁required , ▁a ▁flying ▁survey ▁was ▁undert aken . ▁The ▁route ▁between ▁Man j im up ▁and ▁Wal pole ▁( then ▁known ▁as ▁N ornal up ) ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁over g rown ▁and ▁imp ass able . ▁The ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁clear ing ▁the ▁route ▁and ▁forming ▁a ▁road , ▁with ▁works ▁gradually ▁progress ing ▁from ▁ ▁on wards . ▁By ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁£ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁had ▁been ▁spent ▁on ▁upgrad ing ▁the ▁d irt ▁track ▁to ▁a ▁formed ▁and ▁gra vel led ▁road , ▁with ▁works ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 – 2 2 ▁summer ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁from ▁Bun bury ▁through ▁Br idget own ▁to