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Dwarda, Western Australia

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43: 300: 50: 257:, and the townsite, initially called "Dampier", was gazetted in 1914. The town however did not attract settlement. In 1940-41 a timber mill was built here by JC "Charlie" Tucak, and operated for some years. 1232: 1222: 852: 312: 1027: 967: 712: 1177: 1172: 1017: 692: 1282: 1212: 1292: 1157: 1107: 1042: 817: 707: 1272: 1187: 1092: 1067: 892: 877: 782: 1247: 972: 205: 193: 79: 384: 316: 42: 181: 299: 253:. The townsite was first requested by the Wandering Road Board in 1912, with the hope it could become a future terminus for the 1503: 339: 1498: 1137: 1287: 1347: 562: 1382: 1062: 377: 260:
The townsite is owned by the Horan family, though most of the buildings were destroyed by arson in the mid-1980s.
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The name is a contraction of nearby Dwardadine Creek, with "dwarda" being a
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Archived from 276: 250: 166: 229:, 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of the town of 16:Town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia 1490: 378: 356:– contains pictures of the townsite and mill. 115: 385: 371: 298: 338:Mountain Movers Railway Sleepers (2005). 1491: 366: 155:117.3 km (45.3 sq mi) 313:"History of country town names – D" 13: 14: 1520: 286:Australian Census 2021 QuickStats 48: 41: 278:Australian Bureau of Statistics 331: 305: 282:"Dwarda (suburb and locality)" 270: 165:131 km (81 mi) from 49: 1: 1504:Wheatbelt (Western Australia) 263: 171:11 km (7 mi) from 7: 10: 1525: 1499:Towns in Western Australia 240: 626: 405: 204: 192: 180: 159: 151: 143: 133: 125: 110: 71: 67: 36: 23: 147:246 m (807 ft) 221:is a small town in the 255:Hotham Valley Railway 206:Federal division(s) 194:State electorate(s) 91: /  1509:Shire of Wandering 346:on 21 October 2007 187:Shire of Wandering 95:32.767°S 116.683°E 1486: 1485: 399:Western Australia 227:Western Australia 216: 215: 30:Western Australia 1516: 1138:Lower Chittering 387: 380: 373: 364: 363: 357: 355: 353: 351: 342:. 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Western Australia
Dwarda is located in Western Australia
Coordinates
32°46′S 116°41′E / 32.767°S 116.683°E / -32.767; 116.683
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Postcode(s)
Perth
Wandering
LGA(s)
Shire of Wandering
State electorate(s)
Wagin
Federal division(s)
O'Connor
Wheatbelt
Western Australia
Wandering
Hotham River
Noongar
dingo
Hotham Valley Railway
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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