Type: | town |
Jardee | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | Shire of Manjimup |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 11 |
Coordinates: | -34.283°N 116.117°W |
Postcode: | 6258 |
Est: | 1927 |
Elevation: | 291 |
Stategov: | Blackwood-Stirling |
Fedgov: | O'Connor |
Dist1: | 423 |
Dir1: | SSE |
Location1: | Perth |
Dist2: | 5 |
Dir2: | SSW |
Location2: | Manjimup |
Jardee is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is situated along the South Western Highway between Manjimupand Pemberton.
It 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.
In 1920 the railway line spread during the visit of Edward Prince of Wales, (the future King Edward VIII) derailing the royal train.[1] In most reports the location was identified as "ten miles from Bridgetown".[2]
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.
The name is a portmanteau of the Aboriginal word for the area Jardanup and the name of a historic property in the area, Deeside.