Cuddingwarra is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue and Big Bell.
| Cuddingwarra Western Australia | |
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  Cuddingwarra | |
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| Coordinates | 27°22′01″S 117°46′59″E / 27.367°S 117.783°E |
| Established | 1895 |
| Postcode(s) | 6640 |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cue |
| State electorate(s) | North West |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
Gold was discovered in the area in 1888, with the town being initially known as Dead Finish. The name that was chosen was the name of the nearby Cuddingwarra hill. The hill was first recorded on an application for a pastoral lease submitted by the Lacy brothers in 1878–79. The town was gazetted in 1895.[1]
By 1898 the town supported a bi-weekly coach service to Cue and had its own post office. Three hotels were known to exist in the town – the Cuddingwarra Hotel, the Roadside Hotel and the Victory United Hotel.[2]
The Amphlett and Keating, a mining company, presented samples of gold of considerable value to the Bank of Australia in Perth from their mine in Cuddingwarra in 1895.[3]
A ten head battery existed in the town in 1898, which was used by the local mining companies such as Cuddingwarra Gold Mines Ltd[4] and the Siege of Paris mine. The mill was later upgraded to a fifteen head mill when being used to treat ore from the Fraser's South Mine.[5]
The name is Aboriginal in origin but its meaning is unknown.
References
edit- ^ "History of country town names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Morowa Historical Society – Ghosttowns of Western Australia" (PDF). 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "THE WEST AUSTRALIAN, CUDDINGWARRA". Western Mail. Perth. 16 August 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CUDDINGWARRA GOLD MINES, LTD". Kalgoorlie Western Argus. WA. 3 March 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CUDDINGWARRA". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 8 July 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – via National Library of Australia.