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Kokardine is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, northwest of Koorda. It is located within the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu.[1]

Kokardine Western Australia
Kokardine
Coordinates	30.69°S 117.18°E / -30.69; 117.18
Elevation	397 m (1,302 ft)
Location	190 km (118 mi) NE of Perth 33 km (21 mi) NW of Koorda
LGA(s)	Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
State electorate(s)	Moore
Federal division(s)	Durack

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.[2]

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.[2]

See also

• CBH class – a class of locomotive, one of which is named after the locality

References

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