Kokardine, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Kokardine
Lga:Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Coordinates:-30.69°N 117.18°W
Elevation:397
Dist1:190
Dir1:NE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:33
Dir2:NW
Location2:Koorda
Fedgov:Durack
Stategov:Moore
State:wa

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 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Kokardine, WA . Digital Atlas Pty Limited . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 12 September 2012.
  2. Web site: History of Country Town Names . Western Australian Land Information Authority . Landgate website . 12 September 2012 . 19 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090519025355/http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History%2Bof%2BCountry%2BTown%2BNames . dead .