Kokardine, Western Australia

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Kokardine
Western Australia
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Kokardine
Kokardine, Western Australia
Coordinates 30°41′S117°11′E / 30.69°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

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

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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]

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References

  1. "Map of Kokardine, WA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Digital Atlas Pty Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. 1 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.