Ardath, Western Australia

Ardath
Western Australia
Ardath Hotel, 2018
Ardath is located in Western Australia
Ardath
Ardath
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Coordinates32°01′52″S 118°05′38″E / 32.03111°S 118.09389°E / -32.03111; 118.09389
Population51 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1914
Postcode(s)6419
Elevation219 m (719 ft)
Area358.2 km2 (138.3 sq mi)
Location
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]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ardath (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  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.