Jerdacuttup, Western Australia

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Jerdacuttup
Western Australia
Jerdacuttup is located in Western Australia
Jerdacuttup
Jerdacuttup
Coordinates33°43′S 120°28′E / 33.71°S 120.47°E / -33.71; 120.47Coordinates: 33°43′S 120°28′E / 33.71°S 120.47°E / -33.71; 120.47
Population6 (2006 census)[1]
Established1966
Postcode(s)6346
Elevation139 m (456 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Ravensthorpe
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Jerdacuttup /ˌɜːrdəˈkʌtʌp/ is a small town in Western Australia 584 kilometres (363 mi) east-south-east of Perth between Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Jerdacuttup had a population of six.[1]

John Forrest explored the area in 1870 and spelt the word as Jerdicutup; the area was later surveyed in 1875 by C Price who recorded the name of the area as Jerdicat and Verdicat. Jerdacuttup is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning.

During the 1960s the south-east of Western Australia was opened for agricultural purposes and the town was developed as a supply centre for the region. The government gazetted the townsite in 1966.[2][3] The dominant agricultural industry in the area is sheep grazing and cereal cropping with cattle grazing and lupin cropping to a lesser extent.[4] The town is no longer a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[5][6]

The Jerdacuttup River is situated about 16 km to the west of the townsite.[7]

Australian underground band The Triffids referenced the town in the song "Jerdacuttup Man", from the album Calenture.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jerdacuttup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. ^ "History of country town names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ "New Townsite — Jerdacuttup (per 3801/65)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 7 December 1966. p. 1966:3315.
  4. ^ "Jerdacuttup Land Resource and capability study" (PDF). 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  5. ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ^ "NEW Operations Zones and Areas". 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Our page in history – Welcome to Jerdacuttup". 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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