Ardath, Western Australia

Ardath Western Australia
Ardath Hotel, 2018
Ardath
Coordinates	32°01′52″S 118°05′38″E
Population	51 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1914
Postcode(s)	6419
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Area	358.2 km^2 (138.3 sq mi)
Location	255 km (158 mi) E of Perth 20 km (12 mi) S of Bruce Rock 48 km (30 mi) NE of Corrigin
LGA(s)	Shire of Bruce Rock
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Ardath is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the town of Bruce Rock.

It was built to serve the Corrigin to Bruce Rock railway, part of the Merredin to Narrogin railway line, and originally named Kerkenin in April 1914. However, confusion with Kukerin saw its name changed to Ardath, after the name of a prophet in the apocryphal 2 Esdras.^[2]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[3]

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.^[4]

A bulk wheat bin was built in the town in and opened in December 1940. The total delivery for the first season was 203,648 bushels with 242 tons being received on a single day.^[5]

Military history

During World War II Ardath was the location of No. 9 Advanced Ammunition sub depot developed in 1942 and manned by 16 Ordnance Ammunition Section. It was closed in 1945.^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ardath (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History of country town names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
3. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
4. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Seasonal conditions". The West Australian. Perth. 16 January 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 3 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
6. McKenzie-Smith, G (1994), The ebb and flow of the Australian Army in Western Australia, 1941 to 1945, Grimwade Publications, ISBN 978-0-646-17768-7

External links

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