Cadoux, Western Australia

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Cadoux
Western Australia
Established: 1927
Postcode: 6466
Elevation: 372 m (1,220 ft)
Location: 180 km (112 mi) from Perth
LGA: Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
State District: Merredin
Federal Division: O'Connor

Cadoux is a town located in the north eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northeast of Perth, within the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu.

When it was decided to establish a railway siding here in 1927 the local road board secretary suggested "Cado", after the name of the farmer who owned the land. The name was later confirmed to be correctly spelt Cadoux, and honours Donald Cadoux, an English settler, who arrived in Western Australia in 1909. He died at Gallipoli during World War I and his name was suggested as a fitting memorial for the town.[citation needed]

The townsite was gazetted in 1929 [1] and the railway siding was opened in the same year. It was on the Amery–Kalannie line at 149 miles 49 chains.

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[edit] Cadoux earthquake June 1979

On 2 June 1979 there was a significant earthquake just east of the town. It had a Richter magnitude of 6.1 and was the second most damaging earthquake in the history of Western Australia. Damage to the area was estimated to be $3.8 million (in 1979 dollars). Fortunately no one was injured.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - C. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.

[edit] Further reading

  • Naismith, M. Report on the Cadoux earthquake, June 1979. Perth : Structures Branch, Architectural Division, Public Works Department of W.A., 1979
  • Higham, Geoffrey Where was That? an historical gazetteer of Western Australia. Geoproject Solutions, Winthrop W.A. ISBN 0-646-44186-8
  • A history of earthquakes in Western Australia

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