Jardee, Western Australia
Town in Western Australia
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Jardee is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is situated along the South Western Highway between Manjimup and Pemberton.
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The former Jardee Mill & Post Office in January 2022 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34.283°S 116.117°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1927 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 291 m (955 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 157 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6258 | ||||||||||||
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The name of the town was changed to Jardee in 1925 as it was often confused with Dardanup, and the town was gazetted in 1927.[2]
The name is a portmanteau of the Aboriginal word for the area Jarnadup and the name of a historic property in the area, Deeside.
Transport
Jardee was originally a railway siding named Jarnadup, which had been established in 1912 during the construction of the Bridgetown to Wilgarup railway line. Jarnadup was the terminus built to service the No. 1 state saw mill, also built in 1912. The line would eventually become the Northcliffe railway line.[3]
In 1920 the railway line spread during the visit of Edward Prince of Wales, (the future King Edward VIII) derailing the royal train.[4] In most reports the location was identified as "ten miles from Bridgetown".[5] The last passenger train was in December 1986.[3]
