Dwarda

Dwarda
State :  Australia State : Western Australia
Coordinates : 32 ° 46 ′  S , 116 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 46 ′  S , 116 ° 41 ′  E
Residents : 20 (2016)
Time zone : AWST (UTC + 8) Postal code : 6308 LGA : Shire of Wandering
Dwarda

Dwarda is a community in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia . It is located eleven kilometers south of the district capital, Wandering , along the Hotham River .

history

The name is an abbreviation of the name of the nearby Dwardadine Creek. "Dwarda" is the word for dingo in the Noongar language . The site was first planned by the Wandering Road Board in 1912 . It was the terminus of the Hotham Valley Railway from 1913 to 1926 . The community, initially called "Dampier", was renamed Dwarda in 1914. The community attracted few residents. Between 1940 and 1941 a sawmill was built by JC "Charlie" Tucak. She operated for a few years.

Today the place is abandoned, but there are farms and a small mill that operate in the area.

geography

Dwarda is 131 kilometers from the capital of Western Australia, Perth . The parish is located in the Shire of Wandering .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Dwarda (State Suburb) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
2. ^ Mountain Movers Railway Sleepers: About Us . 2005. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 15, 2006. - It contains pictures of the place and the mill.