Madura

History

Madura was settled in 1876 as a place to breed quality cavalry horses for the British Indian Army for use in the Northwest Frontier region of India (now part of Pakistan). The horses were shipped from the coast at Eucla. (Cervantes, north of Perth, was also used for breeding.) The site was chosen as it was one of the few with free flowing bore water in the area. The surrounding area is part of Madura Station, currently a sheep station, but previously used to graze cattle, horses and camels.

Most-observed species

• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  87
• Gray Currawong

  Strepera versicolor (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  61
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  51
• Yellow-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula ornata (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  51
• Major Mitchell's cockatoo

  Cacatua leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) · Aves
  49
• Yellow-throated Miner

  Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves
  48
• Weebill

  Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  43
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  43

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2004-03-05
  Western Australia
• M 3.5 — 2004-03-05
  Western Australia
• M 3.5 — 2002-10-25
  Western Australia
• M 3.9 — 2002-09-09
  Western Australia