Bardoc, Western Australia
| Bardoc Western Australia | |
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| 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 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 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 tims a week. 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.
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