Jardee, Western Australia

Jardee is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is situated along the South Western Highway between Manjimup and Pemberton.

The name of the town was changed to Jardee in 1925 as it was often confused with Dardanup, and the town was gazetted in 1927. ^[1]

The name is a portmanteau of the Aboriginal word for the area Jardanup and the name of a historic property in the area, Deeside.

Transport

Jardee was originally a railway siding named Jardanup, which had been established in 1912 during the construction of the Bridgetown to Wilgarup railway line. Jardanup was the terminus built to service the No. 1 state saw mill, also built in 1912. The line would eventually become the Northcliffe railway line. ^[2]

In 1920 the railway line spread during the visit of Edward Prince of Wales, (the future King Edward VIII) derailing the royal train. ^[3] In most reports the location was identified as "ten miles from Bridgetown". ^[4] The last passenger train was in December 1986. ^[2]

References

1. "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
2. "Pemberton-Northcliffe Railway". State Heritage Office. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
3. "The Prince's Railway Accident". The Narracoorte Herald . Vol. XXXXV, no. 4, 589. South Australia. 13 July 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 8 October 2016– via National Library of Australia.
4. "THE PRINCE OF WALES". Western Star And Roma Advertiser . No. 5248. Queensland, Australia. 7 July 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2016– via National Library of Australia.