Kweda, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Kweda
Lga:Shire of Brookton
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Coordinates:-32.38°N 117.42°W
Est:1915
Postcode:6306
Elevation:250
Dist1:190
Dir1:ESE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:43
Dir2:E
Location2:Brookton
Fedgov:O'Connor
Stategov:Wagin
State:wa

Kweda is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 45km (28miles) east of the town of Brookton.

History

The government was planning to build a railway line between Brookton and Kunjin (near Corrigin), in 1913, and one of the proposed stations was a "Quandadine Siding",[1] located near Quandadine Pool in the Avon River. Marshall Fox, the district surveyor,[2] proposed creating a townsite here in 1914, and land was resumed for this purpose later that year.

By the time Brookton to Corrigin railway was opened in 1915 the name of the siding had been changed to Kweda, and this was the name applied when the townsite was gazetted in 1918. This name may be derived from "Queeda", a Noongar name for the Casuarina tree.

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Notes and References

  1. News: BEVERLEY DISTRICT. . . XXVI . 7,672 . Western Australia . 31 October 1910 . 30 July 2024 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Mr. Marshall Fox. . . XV . 817 . Western Australia . 10 February 1927 . 30 July 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.