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The area had received good rainfall and had abundant herbage on the ground in 1900. A 10-head [[Stamp mill]] was being constructed at the ''Zoroastrian'' mine in the same year. A crushing plant at the ''Nerrin Nerrin'' mine which was open for available for public crushing and a 20 head mill was in action ot the ''Excelsior'' lease about 5 miles north of the town.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32597676 |title=Bardoc |newspaper=[[Western_Argus|Kalgoorlie Western Argus]] |location=Western Australia |date=25 December 1900 |accessdate=16 February 2013 |page=45 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
The area had received good rainfall and had abundant herbage on the ground in 1900. A 10-head [[Stamp mill]] was being constructed at the ''Zoroastrian'' mine in the same year. A crushing plant at the ''Nerrin Nerrin'' mine which was open for available for public crushing and a 20 head mill was in action ot the ''Excelsior'' lease about 5 miles north of the town.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32597676 |title=Bardoc |newspaper=[[Western_Argus|Kalgoorlie Western Argus]] |location=Western Australia |date=25 December 1900 |accessdate=16 February 2013 |page=45 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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By 1908 no mines were in operation and the town was effectively deserted. |
By 1908 no mines were in operation and the town was effectively deserted. |
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A drought hit the area over 1911 causing further hindrance to mining. A petition was submitted to extend the branch pipeline from the [[Goldfields Water Scheme]] later the same year. The plan was to extend the line to [[Ora Banda, Western Australia|Ora Banda]] via Bardoc and [[Broad Arrow, Western Australia|Broad Arrow]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article33389929 |title=BROAD ARROW NOTES. |newspaper=[[Western_Argus|Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916)]] |location=WA |date=25 April 1911 |accessdate=16 February 2013 |page=15 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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The police station was closed the same year and eventually relocated to [[Westonia, Western Australia|Westonia]] in 1914. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:59, 15 February 2013
| Bardoc Western Australia | |
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| Established | 1896 |
| Postcode(s) | 6431 |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Location |
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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 town in 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 or close in the local dialect. The town was gazetted on 3 June 1896.[1][2] Alluvial gold was first discovered in the area in 1894, and by 1895 over 400 men were working the area.[3]
Some of the mines that were operating in the area included Zoroastrian, Excelsior and Wycheproof. A telegraph line was established in 1896 and four hotels were known to be open in town. A police station was constructed by 1897, and in 1898 a coach service to Kalgoorlie was running three times a week.
The population of the town was 206 (170 males and 36 females) in 1898.[4]
The area had received good rainfall and had abundant herbage on the ground in 1900. A 10-head Stamp mill was being constructed at the Zoroastrian mine in the same year. A crushing plant at the Nerrin Nerrin mine which was open for available for public crushing and a 20 head mill was in action ot the Excelsior lease about 5 miles north of the town.[5]
By 1908 no mines were in operation and the town was effectively deserted.
A drought hit the area over 1911 causing further hindrance to mining. A petition was submitted to extend the branch pipeline from the Goldfields Water Scheme later the same year. The plan was to extend the line to Ora Banda via Bardoc and Broad Arrow.[6]
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 14 February 2011.
- ^ Western Australian Government Gazette, file 4204/95, 3 June 1896, p.917.
- ^ "Morowa District Historical Society" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "POPULATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Bardoc". Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 25 December 1900. p. 45. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "BROAD ARROW NOTES". Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916). WA: National Library of Australia. 25 April 1911. p. 15. Retrieved 16 February 2013.