Cadoux is a town located in the north eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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. It is about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northeast of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, within the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu.

The townsite was gazetted in 1929 and the railway siding was opened in the same year. It was on the Amery–Kalannie line at 149 miles 49 chains

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Cadoux earthquake

On 2 June 1979 there was 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. Damage to the area was estimated to be $3.8 million (in 1979 dollars). Only one injury was recorded in the entire earthquake. This was a broken arm sustained by a child from falling masonry.

External links

• Cadoux Earthquake
• Shire of Wongan-Ballidu