Shire of Wickepin

The Wickepin area was one of several agricultural districts opened up under the various Crown Lands and Repurchase Acts of Sir John Forrest’s administration of the 1890’s.

The commercial side of Wickepin grew very quickly especially before the extension of the railway to Corrigin. Wickepin was the end of the line and had one of the biggest Ford dealerships in the southern hemisphere, three banks, blacksmiths and many other businesses.