Cadoux, Western Australia
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| name = Cadoux
| state = wa
| image = Cadoux Traders, 2018 (01).jpg
| caption = Cadoux Traders, 2018
| lga = Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 10
| coordinates = {{coord|30.768|S|117.135|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6466
| pop =
| area = {{cvt |input=P2046}}
| est = 1927
| elevation= 372
| fedgov = Durack
| stategov = Moore
| dist1 = 180 | location1 = Perth
}}
Cadoux is a town in the northeastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is about {{convert|180|km|mi|0}} northeast of Perth, within the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu.
The townsite was gazetted in 1929{{LandInfo WA|c|C|8 June 2007}} and the railway siding was opened in the same year. It was on the Amery–Kalannie line at 149 miles 49 chains.
The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |title=CBH Receival Sites – Contact Details |year=2010 |access-date=31 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}
Cadoux earthquakes
Cadoux, and neighbouring Burakin to the north, are considered unusually seismically active for Australia, with minor earthquakes reported on an annual basis. Notable events include in 2001 (Burakin swarm) and in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Moulton |first1=Emily |title=Cadoux earthquake: a 4.3 magnitude quake rocks Wheatbelt town in WA |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/natural-disasters/cadoux-earthquake-a-43-magnitude-quake-rocks-wheatbelt-town-in-wa--c-7954051 |website=The West Australian |date=21 August 2022 |access-date=21 August 2022}}
The most significant event, however, was on 2 June 1979 with a significant earthquake just east of the town. It had a Richter magnitude of 6.1 and was the second most damaging earthquake in the history of Western Australia.Lewis, J.D., Daetwyler, N.A., Bunting, J.A. and Moncreiff, J.S. (1981)"The Cadoux Earthquake 2 June 1979" Geological Survey of Western Australia, Report 11, pp 69 Damage to the area was estimated to be A$3.8 million (in 1979 dollars).{{Citation | author1=Naismith, M | author2=Western Australia. Structures Branch | title=Report on the Cadoux earthquake June 1979 | publication-date=1979 | publisher=Structures Branch, Architectural Division, Public Works Dept. of W.A | isbn=978-0-7244-8289-4}} Only one injury was recorded in the entire earthquake−a broken arm sustained by a child from falling masonry.{{cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52250258|title=West Australians rally to help after rare earthquake|author=Margot Lang|date=27 June 1979|website=Trove|publisher=The Australian Woman's Weekly|access-date=28 May 2020}}
See also
Notes
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References
- Higham, Geoffrey Where was That? an historical gazetteer of Western Australia. Geoproject Solutions, Winthrop, W.A. {{ISBN|0-646-44186-8}}
External links
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- [https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040717140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/25962/20040718-0000/www.seismicity.segs.uwa.edu.au/seismicity_of_western_australia/wa_historical/cadoux.html Cadoux Earthquake]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- [http://www.wongan.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Wongan-Ballidu]
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Category:Towns in Western Australia
Category:Earthquakes in Western Australia