Koorda

History

In 1913 the government decided to construct a railway line from Wyalkatchem to Mount Marshall (southeast of Bencubbin), and the Central Cowcowing Progress Association requested that land be set aside for a townsite at the proposed siding in this area. In 1914 the Jirimbi and Mulji Progress Association again requested a townsite here, and also in 1914 the proposed siding here was named Koorda at the suggestion of J Hope, the Chief Draftsman in the Lands Department. Hope took the name from a list of words obtained from a Noongar in the Margaret River area, the meaning being given as a "married person". Problems regarding resumption of land for the townsite and the exact siting of the siding meant that the townsite was not gazetted until 1917. 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.

Most-observed species

• Australian Ringneck

  Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  39
• Yellow-throated Miner

  Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves
  34
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  27
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  24
• Singing Honeyeater

  Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  24
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  23
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  22
• Black-faced Woodswallow

  Artamus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  22

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2025-07-27
  32 km NW of Merredin, Australia
• M 4.2 — 2025-03-27
  57 km WNW of Merredin, Australia
• M 4 — 2025-01-25
  59 km ENE of York, Australia
• M 4.1 — 2024-10-02
  50 km NW of Merredin, Australia
• M 4.4 — 2024-08-18
  70 km WNW of Merredin, Australia
• M 4.6 — 2024-08-18
  62 km WNW of Merredin, Australia