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'''Bardoc''' is an [[ghost town|abandoned]] |
'''Bardoc''' is an [[ghost town|abandoned]] townin the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]]. It is situated between [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]] and [[Menzies, Western Australia|Menzies]] along the [[Goldfields Highway]]. |
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The towns name is [[Indigenous Australia|Aboriginal]] in origin and is taken from a hill close to town. The word ''barduk'' means near of close in the local dialect. The town was gazetted in 1896.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|B|2011-02-14}}</ref> |
The towns name is [[Indigenous Australia|Aboriginal]] in origin and is taken from a hill close to town. The word ''barduk'' means near of close in the local dialect. The town was gazetted in 1896.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|c|B|2011-02-14}}</ref> [[Alluvial]] [[gold]] was first discovered in the area in 1894, over 400 men were working the area in 1895<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/B.pdf|title=Morowa District Historical Society|year=2009|accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref> . Some of the mines that were operating in the area ncluded ''Zoroastrian'', ''Excelsior'' and ''Wycheproof''. A police station was constructed by 1897, by 1908 no mines were in operation and the town was effectively deserted. The police station was closed the same year and eventually relocated to [[Westonia, Western Australia|Westonia]] in 1914. |
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Revision as of 12:35, 17 February 2011
| Bardoc Western Australia | |
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| LGA(s) | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Kalgoorlie |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Bardoc is an abandoned townin the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated between Kalgoorlie and Menzies along the Goldfields Highway.
The towns name is Aboriginal in origin and is taken from a hill close to town. The word barduk means near of close in the local dialect. The town was gazetted in 1896.[1] Alluvial gold was first discovered in the area in 1894, over 400 men were working the area in 1895[2] . Some of the mines that were operating in the area ncluded Zoroastrian, Excelsior and Wycheproof. A police station was constructed by 1897, by 1908 no mines were in operation and the town was effectively deserted. The police station was closed the same year and eventually relocated to Westonia in 1914.
==References==
- ^ "History of country town names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Morowa District Historical Society" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
-30.335°S 121.294°E / 30.335°N 121.294°E Coordinates: latitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag
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