State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt Federal division Division of Durack | Elevation 397 m | |
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Location 190 km (118 mi) NE of Perth
33 km (21 mi) NW of Koorda LGA(s) Shire of Wongan-Ballidu Weather 16°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Kokardine is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, northwest of Koorda. It is located within the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu.
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.
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.
References
Kokardine, Western Australia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA