Kondut Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 30°43′01″S 116°47′13″E / 30.717°S 116.787°E |
Population | 41 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Established | 1917 |
Postcode(s) | 6605 |
Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
Area | 510.2 km2 (197.0 sq mi) |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Wongan-Ballidu |
State electorate(s) | Moore |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Kondut is a small town in Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The first European to visit and chart the area was the surveyor C Crossland in 1884. He named a nearby well Conduit Well. The town was originally a railway siding that was constructed in 1913 as part of the Dowerin to Mullewa line. The townsite was later gazetted in 1917. [2]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. [3]
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Kondut Western Australia | |
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| |
Coordinates | 30°43′01″S 116°47′13″E / 30.717°S 116.787°E |
Population | 41 ( SAL 2021) [1] |
Established | 1917 |
Postcode(s) | 6605 |
Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
Area | 510.2 km2 (197.0 sq mi) |
Location |
|
LGA(s) | Shire of Wongan-Ballidu |
State electorate(s) | Moore |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Kondut is a small town in Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The first European to visit and chart the area was the surveyor C Crossland in 1884. He named a nearby well Conduit Well. The town was originally a railway siding that was constructed in 1913 as part of the Dowerin to Mullewa line. The townsite was later gazetted in 1917. [2]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. [3]
Media related to Kondut, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons