Kokardine, Western Australia

Kokardine
Town
Kokardine
Interactive map of Kokardine
Coordinates: 30°41′S117°11′E / 30.69°S 117.18°E / -30.69; 117.18
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
Location	190 km (120 mi) NE of Perth 33 km (21 mi) NW of Koorda
Government
•  State electorate	Moore
•  Federal division	Durack
Elevation	397 m (1,302 ft)

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

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 Northward 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]

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. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2012.