Kokardine, Western Australia

Kokardine is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, northwest of Koorda. It is located within the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu.[1]

Kokardine
Western Australia
Kokardine
Coordinates30.69°S 117.18°E / -30.69; 117.18
Elevation397 m (1,302 ft)
Location
  • 190 km (118 mi) NE of Perth
  • 33 km (21 mi) NW of Koorda
LGA(s)Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal Division(s)Durack

The name Kokardine, which may mean "water in the grass", is derived from the Aboriginal name of a nearby soak, first recorded by a surveyor in 1892.[2]

History

In 1927, with the Ejanding North railway under construction between the towns now known as Amery and Kalannie, the Wongan Hills road board asked that a townsite be set aside at the siding and place later named Kokardine. The townsite was gazetted in 1929.[2]

gollark: > When
gollark: It would be good to be able to steal uranium from it I guess.
gollark: > if i wanna start building a nuclear facility its not finished when i am leavingJust rely on sunk cost fallacy!
gollark: I don't really mind being near one. Not literally next to it. It would be quite loud and stuff probably.
gollark: Just use nuclear. It's energy dense and environmentally friendly.

See also

  • CBH class – a class of locomotive, one of which is named after the locality

References

  1. "Map of Kokardine, WA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Digital Atlas Pty Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. "History of Country Town Names". Landgate website. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 12 September 2012.



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